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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 ... infiltration) Differential ... #hepatology #obstetrics
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... Toxic: Medication, Pregnancy ... Liver #Injury #Differential ... #algorithm #hepatology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Systemic disease - Fecal ... fat Increased fecal ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute ... Fecal leukocytes ... positive 2. ... Hospitalization required #Acute ... #Diarrhea #management
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in Pregnancy ... Cholestasis of Pregnancy ... and hemorrhage Acute ... #hepatology #obstetrics ... hepatitis #comparison #differential
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Normal RBCs • Acute ... Hypothyroid • Pregnancy ... Normocytic #Anemia #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
head in dependent position ... or at work) - acute ... preeclampsia: late pregnancy ... Killers #Lethal #Fatal ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... • Cirrhosis/acute ... Fatty liver of pregnancy ... #Hypertension #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Cardiff COVID-19 Daily checklist - Matt Morgan
A daily checklist for critically ill #covid19 patients. Concentrates on
- Is there a positive ... Haematology - ... Is the patient pregnant ... criticalcare #SARSCoV2 #management
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Cirrhosis • Pregnancy ... immunosuppression • Acute ... > 3 mg/dL) or acute ... #Indications #management ... #hepatology