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Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
Thrombocytopenia ... (AFLP) Three syndromes ... child * Severe cases ... #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... Causes Intravascular ... • Mechanical Trauma ... microangiopathy: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic ... #diagnosis #hematology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Thrombocytopenia ... child * Severe cases ... #HELLP #AFLP #Obstetrics ... #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... Algorithm Thrombocytopenia ... • Disseminated Intravascular ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Algorithm Labs ... • Iron loss: Intravascular ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... intake: Anorexia, Pregnancy ... #hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Disseminated Intravascular ... Recent history of trauma ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Post-op surgery • Trauma ... following EtOH induced thrombocytopenia ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
• Neurologic trauma ... • Drugs • Pulmonary ... hypovolemia • Bleeding ... insufficiency • Pregnancy ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
• Neurologic trauma ... • Drugs • Pulmonary ... hypovolemia • Bleeding ... insufficiency • Pregnancy ... #Algorithm #Causes
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Liver diseases, Bleeding ... PD deficiency, Pulmonary ... , Disseminated intravascular ... Morphology #Atlas #key #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology