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Liver Failure, These include paracetamol poisoning, infections (for example, hepatitis B or hepatitis C), acute fatty liver of pregnancy and a number of ra...
Jaundice in Pregnancy, Acute fatty liver of pregnancy [ 6 ] Epidemiology It is a rare condition with a prevalence of 0.005 - 0.01%. Acute fatty liver o...
Liver Failure, Others - eg, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency , fructose intolerance, galactosaemia and tyrosinaemia. Pregnancy-related Acute fatty ...
Abdominal Pain In Pregnancy, Chorioamnionitis: This usually follows premature rupture of membranes but can occur with membranes intact. Acute fatty liver...
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Read more about alcohol and liver disease for more details. Another fatty liver condition called fatty li...
Steatohepatitis and Steatosis (Fatty Liver), When this progresses to become associated with inflammation, it is known as steatohepatitis. Fatty liver disease is ...
Liver Function Tests, Your liver function tests can be abnormal because: There is a build up of fat in the liver, due to being overweight or obese (called non-alcoholic fa...
Liver Biopsy, Non-alcoholic liver disease : Currently, it is not possible to differentiate fatty liver from non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) without liver ...
Plasma glutathione S-transferase-a1 (α-GST or GST-a1) is a very sensitive marker for early liver damage but is not widely available. Differential diagnosis Acute fa...
Acute Pancreatitis, It is reported to cause 1-4% of all cases of acute pancreatitis and up to 56% of pancreatitis cases during pregnancy. Less common causes These in...
Minor elevations of liver enzymes may precede life-threatening disease, such as acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) or a syndrome of late pregnancy with ...
Pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome (= h aemolysis, e levated l iver enzymes, l ow p latelet count). Acute fatty liver of pregnancy. Chronic liv...
Abnormal Liver Function Tests, Prothrombin time is more likely to be deranged rapidly in conditions of acute liver failure when it may be a sensitive prognostic indicator of...
Primary Liver Cancer, Many young children in these areas are infected with the hepatitis B virus, often having caught it from their mother during pregnancy or delivery. This is why p...
Physiological Changes In Pregnancy, Bilirubin Decreased 3-14 μmol/L Increased in obstetric cholestasis, HELLP syndrome, the late stages of pre-eclampsia, acute fatty...
Acute Bronchitis, This leaflet just deals with acute bronchitis. See the separate leaflets called Acute Sinusitis , Tonsillitis , Sore Throat , Laryngitis , Pleurisy , ...
Acute Sinusitis, However, acute severe sinusitis is uncommon. Most people only ever have one or two bouts of acute sinusitis in their lives.
Acute Kidney Injury, The earlier acute kidney injury is picked up, and the more carefully you are monitored, the better the chance of your kidneys recovering. Acute kidney injury ...
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL), What is acute lymphoblastic leukaemia? Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is a condition where the bone marrow makes large numbers o...
Benign Liver Tumours, In Europe and the USA, a solitary lesion in the liver is more likely to be a metastatic carcinoma than a primary liver tumour. Risk factors for live...