5 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
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... : • Defect in fetal ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #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
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