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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... malaise) → Acute liver ... #Liver #Pregnancy ... #hepatology #obstetrics
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
- Nonalcoholic fatty ... liver disease ... #Differential #Hepatology
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... hemorrhage Acute Fatty ... Liver of Pregnancy ... Hepatic imaging: Fatty ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease algorithm.
 
For those patients with NAFLD or liver disease of unknown aetiology,
Non-alcoholic fatty ... liver disease algorithm ... with NAFLD or liver ... non-alcoholic fatty ... Referral #Management #Hepatology
NAFLD Diagnosis Algorithm
Two-step diagnostic strategy for NAFLD
1st step: 
  - Clinical biomarkers, scoring systems- FIB4,
inspection of liver ... #NonAlcoholic #Fatty ... #Liver #Disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Non-Malignant • Fatty ... Liver • Cysts ... Algorithm #Causes #Hepatology
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) - Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Suspicion:
    ≤ 1 feature of
Non-Alcoholic Fatty ... Liver Disease ( ... #NonAlcoholic #Fatty ... #Liver #Disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
NAFLD Activity Score (NAS)
0–3 for steatosis
0–3 for inflammation
0–2 for ballooning hepatocytes
NAS ≥5 is classified as definitive
than a simple fatty ... liver disease ... NAS #diagnosis #hepatology
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Progression / Prognosis Timeline
 • 100 patients → (over 20+ years)
Non-Alcoholic Fatty ... Liver Disease ( ... -2 patients LT/Liver-related ... total 98-99 non liver-related ... Prognosis #Timeline #Hepatology
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis
High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl):
 - Cirrhosis	
 - Alcoholic
ascites - Massive liver ... disease - Acute fatty ... liver of pregnancy ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology