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Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy: Hyperemesis Gravidarum vs Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy

Diagnosis, Workup and Treatment

#Diagnosis
Nausea and Vomiting ... Diagnosis, Workup and Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #OBGyn #Obstetrics ... #Nausea #Vomiting
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antipsychotic Drugs Acute dystonia ... months or years of treatment ... choreoathetosis or dystonia ... months or years of treatment ... #pharmacology #management
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Diagnosis and Management ... has potential to cause ... Workup • General Management ... • Airway Management ... #treatment #workup
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
degrees due to dystonia ... Caused commonly ... Treatment: anticholinergics
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
ED Treatment of ... Abnormal Uterine Bleeding ... pregnancy related cause ... Abnormal #Uterine #Bleeding ... #Management #Obstetrics
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
Diagnosis and Management ... normal in mild cases ... Chronic Management ... by a hemophilia treatment ... #treatment #hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Findings: • Bleeding ... Treatment: ... Treat primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes ... #treatment #management
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
Diagnosis and Management ... • If continued bleeding ... unresponsive to usual treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... #obstetrics #obgyn
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... rule out other causes ... Infection, GI bleeding ... Classification #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #hepatology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
muscles: “myasthenic crises ... Kearns-Sayre syndrome - Myotonic ... - Symptomatic Treatment ... Myasthenia Crises ... Gravis #diagnosis #management