Thrombophilias
Basic schemes of coagulant and anticoagulant pathways are shown in Figures 25-1 and 25-2. Many of the heritable thrombophilias involve the protein C pathway. They typically involve a deficiency, abnormality,…
Hematologic Malignancies in Pregnancy
Pinkal Desai, MD, MPHAdriana Rossi, MDAdrienne A. Phillips, MD, MPH LEUKEMIAS ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA IN PREGNANCY • Chemotherapeutic Agents Used in AML • Treatment of AML in Pregnancy • Maternal…
Diagnostic Imaging in Pregnancy
A human embryo is susceptible to the effects of ionizing radiation because of rapidly proliferating cells present therein. Doctors Douglas Murphy and Leopold Goldstein first described these effects in 1928…
Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease
Andrew J. Satin, MD, FACOG INTRODUCTION, DEFINITIONS, AND EPIDEMIOLOGY ETIOLOGY, CLINICAL PRESENTATION, AND DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY • Prerenal Azotemia • Intrinsic Renal Failure 1. Acute Glomerulonephritis 2. Acute…