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Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
with coagulation defects ... Severe coagulation defects ... AFLP #obstetrics #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 ... Severe coagulation defects ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table
Adverse Effects of Antipsychotic Medications - Comparison Table

First Generation: chlopromazine, haloperidol, fluphenazine 
Second Generation: aripirazole, asenapine,
Adverse Effects ... Medications - Comparison ... Table First ... clozapine Side Effects ... Anticholinergic effects
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
, Other enzyme defects ... Unstable hemoglobin defects ... Glutathione metabolism defects ... thrombocytopenia - DIC, TTP, HELLP ... #workup #hematology
Diuretic Electrolyte Excretion Effects 
Diuresis, Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl-, HCO3-, Uric Acid
 - Thiazide Type
Electrolyte Excretion Effects ... #electrolytes #effects ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #table
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Extrinsic RBC Defects ... Intrinsic RBC Defects ... : Membrane defects ... #hematology
Anticholinergic versus cholinergic effects on the body

#pharmacology #comparison #review #medications #anticholinergics #mnemonic #studyaid #table
versus cholinergic effects ... #pharmacology #comparison ... mnemonic #studyaid #table
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP ... Non-immune: Membrane Defects ... Spiders - Enzyme Defects ... - Hemoglobin Defects ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology
Side Effects of Atypical and Typical Antipsychotics - Comparison Table
Atypical antipsychotics: Risperidone, Quetiapine, Olanzapine, Amisulpride, Ziprasidone
Side Effects of ... Most adverse effects ... related adverse effects ... Anticholinergic effects ... These adverse effects
Inherited Qualitative Platelet Defects
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
 • Defect of adhesion due to a lack of GP Ib/IX/V
Qualitative Platelet Defects ... Thrombasthenia • Defect ... Inherited #Platelet #Defects ... #comparison #table ... differential #diagnosis #hematology