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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... range: 18 wks - postpartum ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... headache, malaise) → Acute ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
Postpartum Hemorrhage ... Diagnosis and Management ... Oxytocin 40 IU in 1 liter ... Using external abdominal ... unresponsive to usual treatment
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
relapsing fever, acute ... Bleeding, petechia - Hemorrhagic ... , Lassa fever, acute ... infection • Abdominal ... abscess, visceral
Rectus Sheath Hematoma on POCUS
Older male on apixaban for treatment of DVT presents with abdominal pain
on apixaban for treatment ... presents with abdominal ... sheath hematoma and hemorrhagic ... Acute, hypoechoic ... clinical #ultrasound #abdominal
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... • Epigastric abdominal ... early; late to assess ... #Pancreatitis #Acute ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Torsemide) • Acute ... Postoperative abdominal ... distention • Abdominal ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
Uterine Massage
 - First line treatment for uterine atony
 - Begin with firm massage of the
- First line treatment ... fundus through the abdominal ... blood vessels) #Management ... #Postpartum #Hemorrhage
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... weeks incubation Acute ... (→ventricular aneurysm ... , rectum 80%) (abdominal ... Tests - check Acute
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management ... >20) - Obtain abdominal ... : - Acute kidney ... HCV, DILI, HCC, acute ... Alcoholic #Hepatitis #Management
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
• The fungus lives ... Pulmonary (91%): Acute ... adjacent to the focus ... serum/urine Treatment ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management