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Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
- TTP/HUS, HELLP ... Syndrome and Acute ... (AFLP) Three syndromes ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology ... diagnosis #table #comparison
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... obstruction, HELLP ... Syndrome, Celiac ... Toxic: Medication, Pregnancy ... #algorithm #hepatology
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
, no necrosis HELLP ... Syndrome (Hemolysis ... and hemorrhage Acute ... #hepatitis #comparison ... diagnosis #icp #HELLP
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 ... Preeclampsia, HELLP
Diagnostic Criteria for Sweet Syndrome (Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis)
Major criteria 
 1. Abrupt onset of tender
for Sweet Syndrome ... (Acute Febrile ... inflammatory disease, or pregnancy ... Abnormal laboratory values ... #Acute #Febrile
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... melanoma, myeloma • Pregnancy ... : HELLP • Iatrogenic ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology