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Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
• Post-dates pregnancy ... anemia • Carboxyhemoglobin ... : • Maternal anemia ... Decreased Uterine Blood ... Flow: • Hypotension
Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
Peripheral Blood ... Alcohol abuse, Heavy metal ... #Peripheral #Blood ... Smear #Analysis #hematology ... interpretation #clinical
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
previously stable values ... (blood pressure ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... (blood pressure ... Pregnancy-associated
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... of peripheral blood ... cultures, including blood ... appreciate the value ... bacteremia and hypotension