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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... #Fatty #Liver # ... Pregnancy #hepatology ... #obstetrics #obgyn
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
hemorrhage Acute Fatty ... (AFLP) • Onset ... imaging: Fatty ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology ... diagnosis #icp #HELLP #AFLP
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... HTN Signs of portal ... metastasis • Fatty ... liver of pregnancy ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
on hepatic ultrasound ... of air in the hepatic ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
symptoms/signs ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... non-alcoholic fatty ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology