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Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm ALP ... - Drugs - Pregnancy ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Hyperthyroidism (low TSH, High T4/T3) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Radioactive iodine scan – get if concern for nodular
Algorithm Radioactive ... contraindicated if pregnant ... specific, so if positive ... immediately because pregnancy ... #Algorithm #Workup
Evaluation abnormal liver tests in pregnancy
- Cholestatic Pattern
- Hepatocellular Pattern

#LFTs #transaminits #pregnancy #obgyn #obstetrics #hepatology #diagnosis
liver tests in pregnancy ... #transaminits #pregnancy ... obgyn #obstetrics #hepatology ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Excessive ... • Post-dates pregnancy ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Growth Discrepancy: Large for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Factors:
 • Multiparity
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Maternal ... over course of pregnancy ... Uterine rupture Fetal ... #Algorithm #Causes
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Algorithm Symptoms ... pruritus after pregnancy ... Diagnose PBC if ... Positive AMA or ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Dematoses in Pregnancy - Specific Skin Conditions
Non-Pruritic
 • Pustular psoriasis of pregnancy
 • Impetigo Herpetiformis
Pruritic -
Dematoses in Pregnancy ... cholestasis of pregnancy ... #rash #dermatology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Tumours ... spine/Pelvis - Positive ... Alkaline Phosphatase ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
- Differential Diagnosis ... compared with alkaline ... disproportionate increase in alkaline ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hepatology #algorithm
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Fatty Liver of Pregnancy ... : • Defect in fetal ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #hepatology #obstetrics ... #obgyn #diagnosis