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Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy on Pelvic Ultrasound

Assessment for an intrauterine pregnancy (IUP). Uterine landmarks are bladder (B)
Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy ... There is a clear ... ectopic pregnancy ... clinical #obgyn #obstetrics ... #radiology #POCUS
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
exclusion of PE in pregnant ... in Table 1 #Diagnosis ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn ... #Radiology #VTE ... Comparison #Table #Pregnant
Criteria for diagnosis of PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
1) LV EF <0.45
2) Meets the Framingham criteria for
Criteria for diagnosis ... PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... or initial Echo diagnosis ... PPCM #Peripartum #Cardiomyopathy ... #cardiology #obstetrics
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperdynamic: • Pregnancy ... • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
- Differential Diagnosis ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... infection • Pregnancy ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
Manifestations of cardiomyopathy ... • Endocrine (DM ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiomyopathy
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... Differential Diagnosis ... should be done on diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy ... during pregnancy ... Hypertensive #Disorders #Pregnancy ... hypertension #htn #obstetrics ... #cardiology #differential
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
A possible diagnostic ... pulmonary embolism in pregnancy ... #OBGyn #Obstetrics ... #Radiology #PulmonaryEmbolism ... #VTE #Pregnancy