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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 ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... melanoma, myeloma • Pregnancy
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Hepatocellular ... biliary obstruction ... , HELLP Syndrome ... Toxic: Medication, Pregnancy
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
necrosis HELLP Syndrome ... and hemorrhage Acute ... Pregnancy (AFLP) ... hepatitis #comparison #differential ... #diagnosis #icp
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs R-value ... Mixed - Check Acute ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential #
Diagnostic Criteria for Sweet Syndrome (Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis)
Major criteria 
 1. Abrupt onset of tender
Diagnostic Criteria ... for Sweet Syndrome ... inflammatory disease, or pregnancy ... Abnormal laboratory values ... #Syndrome #Acute
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Portal ... • Cirrhosis/acute ... of pregnancy ... • Primary biliary
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
presence of metabolic syndrome ... criteria should ... include extrahepatic biliary ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... #Enzymes #Differential
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis
High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl):
 - Cirrhosis	
 - Alcoholic
Diagnosis High ... Veno-occlusive disease - Acute ... fatty liver of ... pregnancy - Myxedema ... Tuberculosis - Biliary
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... (e.g., urine, sweat ... to bolus these values ... - Compartment syndrome ... peritonitis - Acute