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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 ... thrombotic APS (arterial ... of gestation OR fetal ... History of "non-criteria ... Aspirin #LWMH #Dosing
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Thrombosis vs Arterial ... Intravenous Drug Use • Pregnancy ... from prosthetic valves ... Infected cardiac valves ... pathophysiology #hematology
Diagnostic Criteria for Sweet Syndrome (Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis)
Major criteria 
 1. Abrupt onset of tender
Diagnostic Criteria ... an underlying hematologic ... inflammatory disease, or pregnancy ... Abnormal laboratory values ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect in arterial ... screening tool using ... passage • Arterial ... HPS Diagnostic Criteria ... management #treatment #hepatology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
fatty liver of pregnancy ... syndrome - Protein-losing ... Infections - Bacterial ... #differential #hepatology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary arterial ... regurgitant velocity using ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... diagnosis Diagnostic criteria ... diagnosis #management #hepatology
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
Discovered by Tillett & Francis in 1930. First identified as a substance in the serum
transcription of CRP during ... Lab values vary, ... seen in obesity, pregnancy ... elevation (Acute bacterial ... particularly when using
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
capillaries • Criteria ... evidence of left atrial ... shortly after or during ... of the spiral arteries ... weeks 8 and 18 of pregnancy
Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis (AGEP)

AGEP is largely a clinical diagnosis based on classical skin findings in
Diagnostic Criteria ... revealing non-bacterial ... During the acute ... Exanthematous #Pustulosis #Dermatology