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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... of Pregnancy (AFLP ... : • Defect in fetal ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... , vomiting, abdominal
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... by serositis • Acute ... with postural changes ... radicular pain #Rare #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
potentially be an acute ... pain • Skin changes ... • Urinary symptoms ... Pain: • Pregnancy ... aneurysms • Acute
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute ... illness: T > 38.50C, abdominal ... positive 2. ... #Diarrhea #management ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
and Management ... Caused by: Tropheryma ... whipplei Symptoms ... Abdominal pain; ... #algorithm #management
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... head in dependent position ... or at work) - acute ... hormone use, vision changes ... postpartum #Diagnosis
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Encephalopathy - Acute ... and Management ... Criteria (2 of 4): • Changes ... Hyperemesis of pregnancy ... treatment can improve symptoms
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
and Management ... : • Use a positive ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... #Management #gastroenterology
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
associated with acute ... conditions that cause ... necrosis, ectopic pregnancy ... , or other causes ... onset of other symptoms
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... -60y (hormonal changes ... and progressive Acute ... #Management #Signs