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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
CGD and Mulch Pneumonitis
This acute fulminant invasive fungal pneumonia in absence of iatrogenic or exogenous immunosuppression
Pneumonitis This acute ... Wood chipping; Lawn ... mowing High level ... spores and hyphae Acute ... granulomatous #disease #diagnosis
Antenatal / Prenatal Care Schedule 
At Every Visit: Weight, Blood pressure, Psychosocial screening, Counseling re. Indications
-28 weeks): • Fetal ... • ± Prenatal diagnosis ... - Chorionic villus ... 40 weeks): • Fetal ... Care #Schedule #Diagnosis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... of Pregnancy (AFLP ... : • Defect in fetal ... headache, malaise) → Acute ... ) Differential Diagnosis
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
conditions: - Acute ... tachycardias by using ... the Vereckei criteria ... better than Brugada criteria ... ) #Diagnosis #
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Encephalopathy - Acute ... ) Deficiency - Diagnosis ... and Management Diagnosis ... - Caine Criteria ... Hyperemesis of pregnancy
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 ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Measurements #Criteria
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
Hypertensive Emergency criteria ... required to diagnose ... patients who have acute ... hypertension (e.g. pregnant ... , such as: - Acute
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... for Acute Respiratory ... worsening symptoms during ... H2O #ARDS #Acute ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
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