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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 ... ) Pathophysiology ... : • Defect in fetal ... iMedEducation #AFLP
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... and hemorrhage Acute ... (AFLP) • Onset ... #differential #diagnosis ... #icp #HELLP #AFLP
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
and Pathophysiology ... arteries) • Pregnancy ... significantly positive ... : • Acute Coronary ... #Pathophysiology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential Diagnosis ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... • Cirrhosis/acute ... Fatty liver of pregnancy ... Veno-occlusive disease
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... Most cases diagnosed ... Malnutrition • Wilson's disease ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... Increased intracranial pressure
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
increased intracranial pressure ... head in dependent position ... or at work) - acute ... preeclampsia: late pregnancy ... postpartum #Diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Renal parenchymal disease ... Pregnancy-associated ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... , positive abdominojugular ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... coronary artery disease
Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Upper Gastrointestinal - Acute
 • Infectious Gastroenteritis
 • Gastric/Duodenal Obstruction
- Differential Diagnosis ... /Metabolic • Pregnancy ... Monoxide • Heavy Metal ... High Intracranial Pressure ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Shock, Autoimmune disease ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms: Acute ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... the diastolic pressure