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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Fatty Liver of Pregnancy ... (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... : • Defect in fetal ... = nonspecific (nausea ... infiltration) Differential
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's ... • Drug Fever CLINICAL ... limited predictive value ... #Dissociation #diagnosis ... #differential #
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
Clinical manifestations ... arrest GI (>40%): Nausea ... #anaphylaxis #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #criteria #allergy
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Portal ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... Fatty liver of pregnancy ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Diagnosis Approach ... previously stable values ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Pregnancy-associated ... #Differential #
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
intralobular bile ducts causes ... failure PBC Signs ... obstruction • ALP ... bile ducts Differential ... cholestasis of pregnancy
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... preeclampsia: late pregnancy ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... - Causes progressive ... : months - Criteria ... : El Escorial criteria ... conditions listed in differential
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
symptoms/signs ... metabolic syndrome criteria ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... capillaries • Criteria ... weeks 8 and 18 of pregnancy ... diagnosis #NCPE