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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... : • Defect in fetal ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral Hepatitis ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... Toxic: Medication, Pregnancy ... #Injury #Differential ... #algorithm #hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... • Cirrhosis/acute ... hepatitis • Infiltrative ... of pregnancy ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
weeks • Typical clinical ... and hemorrhage Acute ... #hepatology #obstetrics ... #hepatitis #comparison ... #differential #
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential ... melanoma, myeloma • Pregnancy ... #differential # ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Peritoneum Portal hypertension ... - Alcoholic hepatitis ... fibrosis - Acute ... pregnancy 3. ... #hepatology #SAAG
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
Clinical diagnosis ... >1.5, and both values ... gastrointestinal bleed, hypotension ... ) or metabolic liver ... #AH #hepatology
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
Clinical Diagnosis ... >1.5, and both values ... gastrointestinal bleed, hypotension ... ) or metabolic liver ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs R-value ... viral hepatitis ... viral hepatitis ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... previously stable values ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Pregnancy-associated ... Workup #causes #Differential