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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup ... and Management ... within one week to assess ... Additional metastatic workup ... Consider: Spine, CNS, liver
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Diagnosis and Management ... Establish IV/IO Access ... Setup - Ultrasound ... and Survey 4) Workup ... Shock #Diagnosis #Management
Liver Abscess and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis
Most Common: Polymicrobial, E Coli, Klebsiella, Strep/Enterococcus, Staph, Anaerobes
Infectious Differential:
Liver Abscess and ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Liver ... #Abscess #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Diagnosis and Management ... the setting of liver ... echocardiography - Assess ... • Underlying liver ... #treatment #hepatology
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
) • Advanced liver ... Analysis, muscle ultrasound ... patients with liver ... Cirrhosis #diet #management ... #hepatology #pathophysiology
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
pericardiocentesis, re-assess ... using ultrasound ... Plan definitive management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Transthoracic echocardiogram ... hemodynamics Liver ... Hypertension #diagnosis #management ... #hepatology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
3 questions to work ... Assess volume status ... include vaptans (HF/liver ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management
Diagnostic flow-chart to assess and monitor disease severity in the presence of suspected NAFLD and metabolic
flow-chart to assess ... Guidelines for the management ... non-alcoholic fatty liver ... Steatohepatitis #Workup