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Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
and Acute Fatty ... (AFLP) Three syndromes ... coagulation defects. 1) ... plasma exchange 2) ... #comparison
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... disease: > 2
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
HCV RNA • R 2- ... HCV RNA • R < 2: ... disease: > 2 ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Pregnancy Three syndromes ... coagulation defects. 1) ... plasma exchange 2) ... TTPHUS #HELLP #AFLP ... #Table
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... obstruction, HELLP Syndrome ... , Sickle Cell, VOD ... #Injury #Differential
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Hyponatremia: 1) ... Identification of onset (acute ... vs. chronic) 2) ... history (cardiac, liver ... history #Diagnosis #EM
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
with end-stage liver ... 1. ... syndrome #1: Pulm ... stretched PFO or ASD ... #clinical #pocus
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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changes (POEMS syndrome ... HIV, HBV, EBV, ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... inflammation (acute ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential