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Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
with coagulation defects ... Elevated Liver tests, Low ... Severe coagulation defects ... hematology #diagnosis #table ... #comparison
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Ureterosigmoidostomy Urinary ... and 2, but not type ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Potassium #Table ... #Classification
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
with coagulation defects ... . 1) HELLP (Hemolysis ... Elevated Liver tests, Low ... Hematology #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
inhibitors - Primary ... - Genetic defects ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification
Characteristics of Common Lipid Disorders
Polygenic hypercholesterolemia
Atherogenic dyslipidemia
 • Frequently accompanied by central obesity or diabetes
Familial hypercholesterolemia,
Dysbetalipoproteinemia (type ... hyperlipidemia) • PaImar ... disorders #diseases #comparison ... #table #defects
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... Cardiology cannot help ... us to treat the primary ... dealing with the primary ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... Cardiology cannot help ... us to treat the primary ... dealing with the primary ... #diagnosis #algorithm
The first step is to separate seizures by how they begin in the brain. The type
The type of seizure ... important because it affects ... Previously called primary ... Neurology #ILAE2017 #Classification ... #Seizure #Types
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Hereditary defects ... l; defects in the ... Primary adrenal ... Drug-associated: heparin, low-molecular-weight ... High #Potassium #Classification
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
weaknesses, and adverse effects ... Fluconazole - Low ... Efficacious against primary ... #antifungals #comparison ... #table #pharmacology