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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
AG). 2) Next, are ... the chronicity (acute ... , chronic, or acute ... Differential Diagnosis ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... fetal free fatty acid ... infiltration) Differential ... Support - Critical care ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Elevated bile acids ... and hemorrhage Acute ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #icp #
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... vitamin B12 or folic acid ... Workup: • Complete ... blood count with differential ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis