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Sep 15th, 2017 - New Guidelines, New Diseases to Consider A recent guideline from the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)[1] on the evaluation and management of liver disease occurring during pregnancy prompted me to reconsider a previous article of mine, L...

Sep 15th, 2017 - New Guidelines, New Diseases to Consider A recent guideline from the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)[1] on the evaluation and management of liver disease occurring during pregnancy prompted me to reconsider a previous article of mine, L...

Apr 24th, 2017 - Q2: Answer: B Objective: Diagnose HELLP syndrome Rationale: This patient’s presentation and laboratory findings are consistent with HELLP syndrome – the syndrome of hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets. HELLP is on the preeclampsia.

Apr 8th, 2013 - Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy Acute fatty liver of pregnancy is a cause of acute liver failure that can develop in the late second or third trimester. It occurs in approximately 1 in 16,000-20,000 pregnancies.[43] Maternal mortality is up to 20%,...

Feb 1st, 2013 - A 39-year-old black woman, gravida 1, para 0, with an intrauterine pregnancy of 34 weeks and three days (according to last menstrual period and nine-week ultrasound) presented to her Ob-Gyn office for a routine prenatal visit. She was found to hav.