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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 →
Fatty Liver of Pregnancy ... : • Defect in fetal ... care support, Transfer ... #Fatty #Liver #Pregnancy ... hepatology #obstetrics #obgyn
Antenatal / Prenatal Care Schedule 
At Every Visit: Weight, Blood pressure, Psychosocial screening, Counseling re. Indications
Antenatal / Prenatal ... Care Schedule ... serum screen (AFP ... #Prenatal #Care ... Evaluation #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Mothers are exposed to the fetal Rh D antigen when barriers between fetal and maternal circulation
Mothers are exposed ... RBCs are lost into ... This antenatal mixing ... earlier in the pregnancy ... #Diagnosis #OBGyn
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
IMAGING: Always ... you look at the imaging ... ED triage notes are ... HIV, EtOH, Urine Pregnancy ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis
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