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Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac causes ... Fatty liver of pregnancy ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Fatty Liver of Pregnancy ... : • Defect in fetal ... = nonspecific (nausea ... #Fatty #Liver #Pregnancy ... #hepatology #obstetrics
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Intravenous Drug Use • Pregnancy ... from prosthetic valves ... Infected cardiac valves ... coagulation and other causes ... pathophysiology #hematology
Distal Intestinal Obstruction Syndrome (DIOS), previously known as “meconium ileus equivalent,” is an entity unique to
to CF that is caused ... by partial or complete ... by inspissated fecal ... insufficiency #Clinical ... #IM #Radiology
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
desirable, e.g. in pregnancy ... assessment to reduce total ... MRI - Limited value ... for non-calculus causes ... stones #calculus #Radiology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... previously stable values ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Coarctation of aorta ... Pregnancy-associated
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... sx overlap with normal ... support for patients clinically ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Freiberg Infraction - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Sclerosis of the 2nd MT head with flattening of
Infraction - MSK Radiology ... Case description ... 1st MT, hallux valgus ... plate injury: Dorsal ... #mri #clinical
Echinococcal Cysts in the Liver- The physical examination revealed hepatomegaly with a palpable hepatic mass. Laboratory
tests showed a normal ... value, ≤11). ... Hydatid disease is caused ... #clinical #NEJM ... liver #hepatic #radiology
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS) Testing - Hypercoagulable Workup Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Vascular thrombosis
- 1 or more clinical ... • Unexplained pregnancy ... morphologically normal ... maternal chromosomal causes ... Algorithm #diagnosis #hematology