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Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Thrombocytopenia ... child * Severe cases ... @Bloodman #Thrombocytopenia ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
Thrombocytopenia ... child * Severe cases ... #Thrombocytopenia ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology ... diagnosis #table #comparison
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... antiphospholipid syndrome - Pregnancy ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Thrombocytopenia ... Diagnosis #Framework #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 ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TMAs
1. Not all MAHAs are due to TMAs but (almost) all TMAs cause
almost) all TMAs cause ... triad of MAHA + thrombocytopenia ... transplant, infection, pregnancy ... Microangiopathy #TMAs #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 ... -> AML: Blast crises ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... infiltrates (anemia, thrombocytopenia
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Intravenous Drug Use • Pregnancy ... considered in all cases ... Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia ... coagulation and other causes ... pathophysiology #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... platelet count (thrombocytopenia ... hematopoiesis cell lineages—erythrocytic ... IDUS) • Immune Thrombocytopenia ... syndromes with single-lineage
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
Most cases are related ... first trimester pregnancy ... megakaryocyte lineage ... Thrombocythemia #ET #hematology ... diagnosis #management #hematology