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Low-dose aspirin and low-molecular-weight heparin in lupus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) pregnancy

• No previous history of
Syndrome (APS) pregnancy ... thrombosis or pregnancy ... of gestation OR fetal ... History of "non-criteria ... Aspirin #LWMH #Dosing
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... of Pregnancy (AFLP ... : • Defect in fetal ... = nonspecific (nausea ... headache, malaise) → Acute
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
can be assessed using ... independent prognostic value ... predictive of all‐cause ... #Measurements #Criteria
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
An acute rise or ... previously stable values ... disturbance, or acute ... disease: CKD, acute ... Pregnancy-associated
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
Hypertensive Emergency criteria ... mm is needed to cause ... patients who have acute ... hypertension (e.g. pregnant ... , such as: - Acute
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites ... fibrosis - Acute ... fatty liver of pregnancy ... syndrome - Protein-losing ... peritonitis #Ascites #Causes
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... And BMP Normal Values ... Compensation, Acute ... acetaminophen dosing ... Acetazolamide Causes
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
capillaries • Criteria ... of acute respiratory ... shortly after or during ... weeks 8 and 18 of pregnancy ... Embolism: • Acute
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... or at work) - acute ... preeclampsia: late pregnancy ... Killers #Lethal #Fatal
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
Discovered by Tillett & Francis in 1930. First identified as a substance in the serum
the serum with acute ... transcription of CRP during ... Lab values vary, ... seen in obesity, pregnancy ... particularly when using