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Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
Thrombocytopenia ... and Acute Fatty Liver ... Hemolysis, Elevated Liver ... exchange 3) Fatty liver ... coagulation defects and liver
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Thrombocytopenia ... Hemolysis, Elevated Liver ... exchange 2) Fatty liver ... coagulation defects and liver ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology
Spider Angioma: Dialated superficial arterioles, most commonly associated with advanced liver disease.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD
with advanced liver ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Dermatology #Rash
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... procedures - Infection ... : INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... bypass), LFT (liver ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
inflammation • Thrombocytopenia ... SLE) - Viral infections ... deficiency • Liver ... APLS • Acute Infectious ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Megaloblastic anemia, Liver ... - Thalassemia, Liver ... Renal diseases, Liver ... Thrombotic idiopathic thrombocytopenia ... #differential #hematology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Renal Disease, Liver ... Inflammation, Chronic Infection ... Reticulocytosis • Liver ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Vulnificus skin infection ... Rapid onset of fever ... sepsis: chronic liver ... rash #cellulitis #dermatology ... legs #clinical #photo
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
disease • Infectious ... disease • Liver ... specifically immune thrombocytopenia ... Low serum IgG level ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
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Diagnosis Algorithm Thrombocytopenia ... Iatrogenic) • Liver ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology