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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 ... headache, malaise) → Acute
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
head in dependent position ... or at work) - acute ... hormone use, vision changes ... preeclampsia: late pregnancy ... postpartum #Diagnosis
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Management Summary Acute ... Acute myocarditis ... meningoencephalitis (Elderly and pregnant ... Disease": T. cruzi + clinical ... T.cruzi without clinical
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
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... blood donor • Pathophysiology ... At least 3 of (Acute ... heart failure, positive ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
This can be fatal ... and metabolic changes ... may cause severe clinical ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pathophysiology
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
associated with acute ... Pathophysiology: ... necrosis, ectopic pregnancy ... the context of acute ... Clinical Significance
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Clinical ... utilization: - Pregnancy ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Seizures • Vision changes ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms: Acute ... territories signal changes ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
by serositis • Acute ... with postural changes ... knee-to-chest position ... incisional hernias: clinical ... #differential #diagnosis