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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 ... Diagnosis: Viral Hepatitis ... #Liver #Pregnancy
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
Clinical diagnosis ... (AH) • Onset ... >1.5, and both values ... IU/L • Serum total ... gastrointestinal bleed, hypotension
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Portal Hypertension ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... Cirrhosis/acute hepatitis ... metastasis • Fatty ... liver of pregnancy
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
weeks • Typical clinical ... hemorrhage Acute Fatty ... Liver of Pregnancy ... Hepatic imaging: Fatty ... hepatology #obstetrics #hepatitis
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
hypertension (SAAG ... Liver disease ... - Alcoholic hepatitis ... - Acute fatty ... liver of pregnancy
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
Clinical Diagnosis ... >1.5, and both values ... <400 - Serum total ... gastrointestinal bleed, hypotension ... ) or metabolic liver
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
• Heavy-chain (AH ... Clinical suspicion ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... • Orthostatic hypotension ... Diagnostic imaging of liver