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Causes of Growth Discrepancy: Large for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Factors:
 • Multiparity
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over course of pregnancy ... • Perinatal asphyxia ... Hyperbilirubinemia #Large #GestationalAge ... Complications #Pregnancy
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy ... Fatty Liver of Pregnancy ... critically ill pregnant ... defects. 1) HELLP (Hemolysis ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy ... critically ill pregnant ... defects. 1) HELLP (Hemolysis ... Fatty liver of pregnancy ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... HELLP Syndrome (Hemolysis ... clinical features: Hemolysis ... BrighamChiefs #Liver #Disease ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Expected DAT Results in Autoimmune Hemolysis
DAT Negative Hemolysis
 • DAT Poly ( - ), IgG (
in Autoimmune Hemolysis ... DAT Negative Hemolysis ... Cold agglutinin disease ... DAT #Autoimmune #Hemolysis ... #hematology #diagnosis
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
extravascular) hemolysis ... Structural: Celiac disease ... intake: Anorexia, Pregnancy ... Algorithm #ferritin #hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Framework for Hemolysis ... cold agglutin disease ... e.g. sickle cell disease ... Hypersplenism, Wilson's disease ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... , Drugs, Liver Disease ... Electrolytes: Wilson's disease ... Urobilinogen #Hemolysis ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology
Folate Deficiency - Causes of Decreased Folic Acid
↓ Intake: Diet, Age, Alcohol
↑ Demand: Pregnancy, Infancy, Hemolysis,
Alcohol ↑ Demand: Pregnancy ... , Infancy, Hemolysis ... Absorption: Coeliac disease
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Anemia of Chronic Disease ... • Bleeding • Hemolysis ... Renal Disease, Liver ... Disease, Endocrinopathy ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology