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Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal HR Tracing - Causes of Variability & Decelerations - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Minimal/Absent Variability
Fetal HR Tracing - Causes ... Decelerations - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Severe fetal anemia ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
) - Low PaO2 ISCHEMIC ... (e.g low cardiac ... SvO2 → Low PaO2 ANEMIC ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
Oxygenation - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Oxygenation #Hypoxia ... #Differential # ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Causes of Intrauterine Growth Restriction / Small for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fetal Factors:
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Causes of Intrauterine ... - Placental Ischemia ... Drugs - Maternal Hypoxemia ... • Chronic anemia ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
(<72 hours) - Differential ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... Metabolic disease (e.g ... • Sickle cell anemia
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal HR Tracing - Causes of Bradycardia and Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Bradycardia:
Fetal HR Tracing - Causes ... Tachycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... anomalies • Anemia ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Causes of Growth Discrepancy: Large for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Factors:
 • Multiparity
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Causes of Growth ... Gestational Age - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... palsy secondary to hypoxia ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Constant Pain (Ischemia ... • Sickle Cell Anemia ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... , - regional ischemia ... of lactate as a clinical ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... attributable to tissue hypoxia ... and organ ischemia ... (e.g.