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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 ... #Liver #Pregnancy ... #hepatology #obstetrics
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac causes ... metastasis • Fatty ... liver of pregnancy ... #hepatology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... previously stable values ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Pregnancy-associated ... #Hypertension #Workup
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS) Testing - Hypercoagulable Workup Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Vascular thrombosis
Hypercoagulable Workup ... - 1 or more clinical ... • Unexplained pregnancy ... maternal chromosomal causes ... Hypercoagulable #Workup