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Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Elevated Liver tests ... Thrombocytopenia #Pregnancy #TTPHUS ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
Elevated Liver tests ... child * Severe cases ... Thrombocytopenia #TTPHUS ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
GI, infectious, hematologic ... extra-abdominal causes ... abdominal pain (Table ... exhaustive and should ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... • Gouty tophus ... • This case should ... - **MSK rads ... #msk #rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... should be obtained ... SLE have ANAs; thus ... (to support a diagnosis ... #testing #Rheumatology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... without other cause ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential Diagnosis ... antibodies (APLS should ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential ... #diagnosis #vascular
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... Better call hematology ... about secondary causes ... Best to have an ... Algorithm #workup #hematology
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
, and back and shoulders ... -74%] • Blood tests ... Men • ~50% of cases ... Dermatomyositis #rheumatology ... #dermatology #diagnosis