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#Abnormal Uterine bleeding. #Late #Bleeding #Pregnancy #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes #Obstetrics #OBGyn
#AUB #Abnormal #Uterine #Bleeding #Mnemonic
#Abnormal Uterine ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Obstetrics ... #OBGyn #AUB #Abnormal ... #Obstetrics #Gynecology
Causes of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Non-pregnant bleeding that is inegular in timing, frequency, or flow 

Mnemonic: PALM-COEIN
Causes of Abnormal ... Endometrial causes - Diagnosis ... bodies #AUB #Abnormal ... Mnemonic #PALMCOEIN #Diagnosis ... #Obstetrics #Gynecology
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
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common inherited bleeding ... bruising • Skin bleeding ... • Prolonged bleeding ... factor VIII) Treatment ... VonWillebrand #Disease #Diagnosis
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
ED Treatment of ... Abnormal Uterine ... Bleeding Hemodynamically ... #Uterine #Bleeding ... #Management #Obstetrics
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
study (aPTT may be normal ... antigen (vWF:Ag) are normal ... Classify severity Treatment ... by a hemophilia treatment ... #Management #treatment
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Thrombocytopenia - Normal ... Treatment: ... - APTT < 1.5 x normal ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
- Differential Diagnosis ... • If continued bleeding ... unresponsive to usual treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #obstetrics
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis ... hypertension; some normal ... erythropoietin • Cardiomyopathy ... → cardiomyopathy ... adrenoceptors, potentially leading
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... sx overlap with normal ... Period • Breast-feeding ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
artery disease • Cardiomyopathy ... (≥ 0.12s) with abnormal ... Differential Diagnosis ... more intensive treatment ... Complexes #PVCs #PVC #diagnosis