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Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy ... Fatty Liver of Pregnancy ... critically ill pregnant ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology ... diagnosis #table #comparison
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy ... critically ill pregnant ... Fatty liver of pregnancy ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
of Anemia with Normal ... - Decreased/NormaI ... PRV, Chronic) Normal ... Hypothyroid • Pregnancy ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Physiologic Skin Changes in Pregnancy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Face
 • Melasma
Abdomen
 • Linea Nigra 
Hormone induced
Skin Changes in Pregnancy ... Melasma Abdomen • Linea ... #SkinChanges #normal ... #Pregnancy #skin ... #dermatology #Differential
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm Normal ... Pregnancy) - Low ... Target Cells, Normal ... WBCs - Normal ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Bandemia Overview Normal ... Band neutrophils normally ... on the left Myeloblast ... shock, 33% had normal ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in Pregnancy ... Cholestasis of Pregnancy ... Hepatic imaging: Normal ... • Histology: Normal-mild ... obstetrics #hepatitis #comparison
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
antiphospholipid syndrome - Pregnancy ... Cirrhosis with portal ... Diagnosis #Framework #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... - Location (nodal ... also arise in normal ... #NonHodgkins #comparison ... #differential #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Lymphocytes - T or B lineage ... ALL is of B-cell lineage ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... #Leukemia #Hematology