11 results
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
exclusion of PE in pregnant ... the teratogenic fetal ... PulmonaryEmbolism #PE #Pregnancy ... #Workup #Imaging ... Comparison #Table #Pregnant
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy ... critically ill pregnant ... coagulation defects. 1) ... of pregnancy ... mother through pregnancy
Causes of Growth Discrepancy: Large for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Factors:
 • Multiparity
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Causes of Growth ... over course of pregnancy ... Hyperbilirubinemia #Large #GestationalAge ... Complications #Pregnancy ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Post-dates pregnancy ... Vasculopathy (SLE, Type 1 ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Causes of Intrauterine Growth Restriction / Small for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fetal Factors:
 -
Causes of Intrauterine ... Algorithm Fetal ... Anticonvulsants #Small #GestationalAge ... GrowthRestriction #Pregnancy ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... : • Defect in fetal ... = nonspecific (nausea ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #obstetrics #obgyn
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
Live Ectopic Pregnancy ... ectopic pregnancy ... Pearls: #1 Confirm ... bedside #3 Ectopic pregnancy ... #Ectopic #Pregnancy
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Female:Male 9:1 ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... • AMA titer 1: ... cholestasis of pregnancy ... #workup #hepatology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... should be done): 1. ... previously stable values ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Pregnancy-associated
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 ... symptom overlap with pregnancy