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Causes of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Environmental:
 • Toxin (organic solvents, mercury, lead)
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Causes of Recurrent Pregnancy ... Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... abnormality Cervix: • Cervical ... Causes #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Gestational Hypertension & Preeclampsia

Gestational Hypertension (gHTN) 
• BP > 140/90 
• Onset > 20 wks gestation
• Pulmonary edema ... Cerebral/visual symptoms ... Seizure HELLP Syndrome ... Classification #Diagnosis ... Criteria #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... pericarditis • Portal hypertension ... • Pregnancy ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
shoulder girdle symptoms ... - cervical artery ... preeclampsia: late pregnancy ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
- Differential ... Diagnosis Increased ... Kidney failure, Pregnancy ... failure, Pulmonary hypertension ... Cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Superior vena cava syndrome ... • Pulmonary edema ... • Pulmonary hypertension ... Metabolic acidosis • Pregnancy
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
of Pregnancy Chronic ... during pregnancy ... Cr), pulmonary edema ... patients • HELLP: Syndrome ... obstetrics #cardiology #differential
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Post-dates pregnancy ... Blood Flow: • Hypotension ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... Causes #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... with previously stable ... Pregnancy-associated ... #Diagnosis #indications
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
/Hypertensive emergency ... Neurological symptoms ... sensitivity showing cortical ... Reversible course Differential ... Diagnosis: •