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Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
Pregnancy (AFLP) ... Three syndromes ... tests, Low Platelets ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #table #comparison
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Pregnancy Three syndromes ... tests, Low Platelets ... #AFLP #Obstetrics ... #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
, no necrosis HELLP ... Syndrome (Hemolysis ... obstetrics #hepatitis #comparison ... #differential #diagnosis ... #icp #HELLP #AFLP
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... Function Tests ... Function Tests ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP ... Defects, Drugs, Liver ... Defects: Sickle cell anemia ... Laboratory Tests ... #hematology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... • Pregnancy: HELLP ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... • Gilbert's syndrome
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
clinical symptoms/signs ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... Areas of diagnostic ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Function Tests/ ... • Cholestatic liver ... renal failure/uremia ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... #generalized #dermatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
with leukopenia, anemia ... thrombocytopenia • Liver ... function tests ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Pruritus - No Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Glucose:
 • Diabetes Mellitus
Liver Function Tests/Enzymes:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Function Tests/ ... renal failure/uremia ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... #generalized #dermatology