5 results
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
Imaging options ... exclusion of PE in pregnant ... in Table 1 #Diagnosis ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn ... #Radiology #VTE
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
(AFLP) • Onset ... #hepatology #obstetrics ... hepatitis #comparison #differential ... #diagnosis #icp ... #HELLP #AFLP
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Fatty Liver of Pregnancy ... (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... infiltration) Differential ... #hepatology #obstetrics ... #obgyn #diagnosis
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
A possible diagnostic ... #OBGyn #Obstetrics ... #Radiology #PulmonaryEmbolism ... #VTE #Pregnancy ... #Workup #Imaging
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
develops late in pregnancy ... , selenium) Differential ... e.g., BNP) and imaging ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology ... #OBGyn #Diagnosis