Neurologic Disorders in Pregnancy

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Key Abbreviations American Academy of Neurology AAN American Heart Association AHA Antiepileptic drug AED Arteriovenous AV Arteriovenous malformation AVM Australian Register of Antiepileptic Drugs in Pregnancy APR Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ADHD Autism spectrum disorder ASD Autosomal-dominant frontal lobe epilepsy ADFLE…

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Maternal and Perinatal Infection: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis in Pregnancy

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Key Abbreviations By mouth (per os) PO Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC Central nervous system CNS Cerebrospinal fluid CSF Direct fluorescence assay DFA Elementary body EB Enzyme immunoassay EIA Human immunodeficiency virus HIV Human papillomavirus HPV Institute…

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Gastrointestinal Disorders During Pregnancy

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Key Abbreviations Carcinoembryonic antigen CEA Computed tomography CT Crohn disease CD Ectopic pregnancy EP Esophagogastroduodenoscopy EGD Gastroesophageal GE Gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD Human chorionic gonadotropin hCG Hyperemesis gravidarum HG Inflammatory bowel disease IBD Irritable bowel syndrome IBS Lower esophageal sphincter LES Magnetic…

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Hepatic Disorders During Pregnancy

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Key Abbreviations Acute fatty liver of pregnancy AFLP Acute intermittent porphyria AIP Computed tomography CT Disseminated intravascular coagulation DIC Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography ERCP Esophagogastroduodenoscopy EGD γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase GGTP Gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scan HIDA Hepatocellular cancer HCC…

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Thromboembolic Disorders in Pregnancy

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Key Abbreviations Activated partial thromboplastin time aPTT American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Activated protein C APC Adenosine diphosphate ADP Antiphospholipid antibody APA Antiphospholipid syndrome APS Computed tomography CT Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography CTPA Deep venous thrombosis DVT…

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Collagen Vascular Diseases in Pregnancy

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Key Abbreviations Anti-β2–glycoprotein I antibody aβ2-GP-I Anticardiolipin antibody aCL American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG American College of Rheumatology ACR Antinuclear antibody ANA Antiphospholipid antibody aPL Antiphospholipid syndrome APS Azathioprine AZA Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome CAPS Congenital heart block CHB…

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Hematologic Complications of Pregnancy

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Key Abbreviations Chorionic villus sampling CVS Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets HELLP Hemolytic uremic syndrome HUS Human immunodeficiency virus HIV Immune thrombocytopenic purpura ITP Immunoglobulin G IgG Intravenous immunoglobulin IVIG Mean corpuscular volume MCV Polymerase chain reaction PCR…

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Diabetes Mellitus Complicating Pregnancy

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Key Abbreviations American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG American Diabetes Association ADA Australian Carbohydrate Intolerance Study in Pregnant Women ACHOIS Biophysical profile BPP Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion CSII Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate DMPA Diabetic ketoacidosis DKA Disposition…

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Obesity in Pregnancy

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Key Abbreviations Body mass index BMI Cell-free DNA cfDNA Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries CMACE First-and Second-Trimester Evaluation of Risk Research Consortium FASTER Gestational diabetes mellitus GDM Hemolysis,…

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Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases in Pregnancy

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Key Abbreviations 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 1,25[OH] 2 D 3 American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists AACE American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG American Thyroid Association ATA Antithyroglobulin antibody TgAb Antithyroid drug ATD Carbimazole CMZ Endocrine Society ES Familial hypocalciuric…

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