Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
Thrombocytopenia ... of Pregnancy (AFLP ... TTPHUS #HELLP #AFLP ... #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... Microangiopathy #thrombocytopenic ... HemolyticUremicSyndrome #HUS #thrombocytopenia ... #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Table #Hematology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 β€’ Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
- Markers and Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #hematology #Markers ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Thrombocytopenia ... TTPHUS #HELLP #AFLP ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 β€’ Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 β€’ Typical clinical features:
features: Hemolysis, Thrombocytopenia ... of Pregnancy (AFLP ... hepatitis #comparison #differential ... #diagnosis #icp ... #HELLP #AFLP
Inherited Qualitative Platelet Defects
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
 β€’ Defect of adhesion due to a lack of GP Ib/IX/V
receptor] β€’ Thrombocytopenia ... MYH9-Related Disorder ... Defects #comparison #table ... #differential # ... diagnosis #hematology
Platelet disorders and Aggregometry
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
 β€’ Defective aggregation to all agonists except ristocetin
 β€’ Normal platelet,
Platelet disorders ... Gplb receptor β€’ Thrombcytopenia ... #hematology #hemepath ... #differential # ... diagnosis #Aggregometry
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 β€’ Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Schistocytes, thrombocytopenia ... Consider RBC membrane disorder ... #workup #hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 β€’ Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... microangiopathy: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic ... lymphoproliferative disorders ... Extravascular #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Qualitative Defects:
 β€’ Adhesion
 β€’ Aggregation
 β€’ Secretion

Quantitative Defects:
 β€’ Production:
Platelet Disorders ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Diagnosis #hematology ... #thrombocytopenia