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Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
with coagulation defects ... child * Severe cases ... Severe coagulation defects ... hematology #diagnosis #table ... #comparison
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
with coagulation defects ... . 1) HELLP (Hemolysis ... child * Severe cases ... Hematology #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pathophysiology: • Defect ... = nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... Preeclampsia, HELLP ... Maternal Support - Critical
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
constipation, diarrhea, nausea ... , abdominal discomfort ... hypokalemia); nausea ... #pharmacology #table ... #comparison #binders
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... and clinical associations ... , abdominal pain ... #rheumatology #comparison ... #table
Avoiding Large Blood Vessels during Paracentesis on POCUS

Once you find fluid and before you sample, u/s
Paracentesis on POCUS ... , u/s can also help ... detect large and ... #Paracentesis #POCUS ... #abdominal #clinical
Adhesions on abdominal POCUS
U/s can also help detect adhesions-->avoid hitting bowel. A paracentesis was halted on
Adhesions on abdominal ... POCUS U/s can ... also help detect ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical
Lung pulse shown by transducer placed on right and left anterolateral chest walls. Notice how the
unilateral, it can help ... detect endobronchial ... @SAlerhand #Clinical ... #POCUS #LungPulse ... #Normal #Left #Comparison
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... Cardiology cannot help ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... Cardiology cannot help ... treat the primary cause ... management #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm