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Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
and Pregnancy - TTP ... critically ill ... Elevated Liver tests ... #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Elevated Liver tests ... of child 3) TTP ... TTPHUS #HELLP #AFLP ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... west • M > F ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... Diagnosis: • ... workup #oncology #hematology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
life Causes and clinical ... Atopic diseases, Chronic ... spontaneous urticaria, Chronic ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
box indicates all ... the tests that ... Areas of diagnostic ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... immunophenotype Clinical ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... #hemeonc #diagnosis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... #differential #diagnosis
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
All oysters at Chesapeake ... in 5 BC as foot cellulitis ... 🦪 🦀 sepsis: chronic ... #dermatology #legs ... #clinical #photo
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
for All Types of ... for Chronic Polyarthritis ... support a diagnosis ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
amyloid A (AA) → Chronic ... Bronchiectasis, Chronic ... Clinical suspicion ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... AA Protein: Chronic