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Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
patient, severe abdominal ... +preg test. ... (see below for diagnosis ... Pearls: #1 Confirm ... #clinical #obgyn
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
coagulation defects. 1) ... tests, Low Platelets ... child * Severe cases ... AFLP #Obstetrics #OBGyn ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis and Screening ... ultrasound; MRA; abdominal ... syndrome - Overnight 1- ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Vascular Obstruction 1) ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... Cirrhosis, Polycystic liver ... portalhypertension #phtn #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... hepatology #obstetrics #obgyn
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Diagnosis Framework ... 1) Environment ... HELLP - Grafts, Valves ... Defects, Drugs, Liver ... Laboratory Tests
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
most common causes ... more than one cause ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... bilirubin 2) Routine tests ... 3) Optional tests
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
• Person who lives ... positive tourniquet test ... and no apparent focus ... Intense abdominal ... classification #diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... to bolus these values ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... tests before beginning ... #Diagnosis #causes