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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... : • Defect in fetal ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Maternal Support - Critical ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Diagnosis and Management ... lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... ) on room air Treatment ... #treatment #hepatology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Management during ... Management during ... Management during ... #cardiology #treatment
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... by liver insufficiency ... Guidelines recommend using ... Classification #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #hepatology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... DIC • Severe Liver ... Treat primary cause ... #treatment #management ... #hematology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT ... hemodynamics Liver ... Hypertension #diagnosis #management ... #hepatology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... disease • Liver ... and M panel Management ... DDX - Other causes ... #diagnosis #management
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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IDSA - Clinical ... Individualized Treatment ... and preferences/values ... Tuberculosis #MDRTB #management ... #pharmacology #dosing
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... or sed rate): Value ... GCA, but normal values ... Treatment of GCA ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Acromegaly: frontal bossing ... GH stimulates liver ... or refractory cases ... Endocrinology #Treatment