5 results
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
in pregnant women ... the teratogenic fetal ... #OBGyn #Radiology ... #Pregnancy #Workup ... Comparison #Table #Pregnant
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... : • Defect in fetal ... #Fatty #Liver #Pregnancy ... #hepatology #obstetrics ... #obgyn #diagnosis
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
pulmonary embolism in pregnancy ... test to rule out PE ... #Diagnosis #OBGyn ... #Obstetrics #Radiology ... PulmonaryEmbolism #VTE #Pregnancy
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Physiologic Causes ... arteries) • Pregnancy ... significantly positive ... Diagnoses: • Acute ... #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
develops late in pregnancy ... Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy ... Mimics normal pregnancy ... vulnerability in late pregnancy ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology