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Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis of Acute Pelvic Pain #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Obgyn #Pelvic #Pain #PelvicPain #NonGynecologic
Evaluation and Differential ... Diagnosis of Acute ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... #Obgyn #Pelvic ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Diagnosis and Evaluation ... Identification of onset (acute ... history (cardiac, liver ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... headache, malaise) → Acute ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #obstetrics #obgyn
Acute-phase Reactants Synthesized in the Liver 
Positive acute-phase reactants (concentrations increase with acute inflammation)
 - Immune-related
Synthesized in the Liver ... Transferrin #AcutePhaseReactants ... #Synthesized #Liver ... #Synthesis #Hepatology ... #pathophysiology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
hepatitis, or acute ... liver failure ... Pathophysiology: ... transplant evaluation ... Hepatorenal #Syndrome #Hepatology