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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 ... iMedEducation #AFLP ... Pregnancy #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... melanoma, myeloma • Pregnancy ... , cardiac muscle ... #differential #diagnosis
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... synthesized in: liver ... Most cases diagnosed ... Hypotonia - Pain (muscle ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
intralobular bile ducts causes ... /Proximal limb muscle ... obstruction • ALP ... or higher • Liver ... cholestasis of pregnancy
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... of lactate as a clinical ... to bolus these values ... a multitude of clinical ... asthma - accessory muscle
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... hypoadrenalism • Nausea ... imaging of liver ... and spleen • Fecal
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Framework and Clinical ... Manifestations Causes ... utilization: - Pregnancy ... extremities - Muscle ... GFR • Acute liver
Myositis Ossificans in vastus intermedius on POCUS after trauma - Transverse View

Young male with MMA injury
What is diagnosis ... hypoechoic oval masses ... in muscle belly ... #thigh #POCUS #muscle ... #msk #clinical
Myositis Ossificans in vastus intermedius on POCUS after trauma - Sagittal View

Young male with MMA injury
What is diagnosis ... hypoechoic oval masses ... in muscle belly ... #thigh #POCUS #muscle ... #msk #clinical