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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... , RBC, kidney, brain ... #hepatology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
and Management ... Alteration in brain ... by liver insufficiency ... rule out other causes ... #hepatology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... - Mechanism: causes ... hemodynamics Liver ... #management #hepatology
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... Common bacterial causes ... from contiguous focus ... children #peds #differential ... #diagnosis #hepatology
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
blood flow to the brain ... evaluate potential causes ... Epsilon #clinical #diagnosis ... #cardiology #differential ... #echocardiogram