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Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... and hepatorenal syndrome ... Cirrhosis/acute hepatitis ... Fatty liver of pregnancy ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... obstruction, HELLP Syndrome ... Toxic: Medication, Pregnancy ... #Acute #algorithm
Causes of Growth Discrepancy: Large for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Factors:
 • Multiparity
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Causes of Growth ... Gestational Age - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... and Caucasian races ... #Differential #
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
cholestasis, and some cases ... cholestasis of pregnancy ... hepatocyte damage (eg, hepatitis ... miscellaneous causes ... #unconjugated #differential
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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Pharmacologic Treatment ... Emergencies in Pregnancy ... hypotension, lupus-like syndrome ... , hypotension, rash ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #HTN
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... Hyperparathyroidism • Pregnancy ... Primary #Secondary #HTN
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Post-dates pregnancy ... diabetes mellitus, HTN ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... melanoma, myeloma • Pregnancy
Secondary Causes of Hyperlipidemia
Nunerous secondary causes of hyperlipidemia exist; screening for the presence of these underlying
lipodystrophy, Pregnancy ... Glucocorticoid treatment ... therapy, Acute hepatitis ... Hypothyroidism, Nephrotic syndrome ... #differential #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management