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Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
UAlberta_Sono #APE
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thrombophilias are ... Inherited and APS ... - Age < 45 ... -50 years of age ... Inherited and APS
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS ... ) APS is a rare ... diagnosed with APS ... to 3-4 • DOACs are ... recommended in APS
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
pleural effusion (MPE ... attributable to the MPE ... **Physicians are ... recommended if there are ... Pleural #Effusions #MPE
Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria

In the United States, the workup rate for PE is astonishingly high, with
workup rate for PE ... 5-10% of CTPAs are ... positive for PE ... of patients who are ... or imaging for PE
You are treating a woman of child bearing age who is trying to conceive and has
You are treating ... child bearing age ... What are your antibiotic
Differentiating the Four Types of Mesenteric Ischemia 

There are four types of AMI, which include arterial
Ischemia There are ... arterial embolism (AE ... four etiologies are
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
morphologic features are ... promyelocytic #leukemia #APL
Low-dose aspirin and low-molecular-weight heparin in lupus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) pregnancy

• No previous history of
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS ... BUT high-risk aPL ... history thrombotic APS ... history of obstetric APS ... non-criteria" obstetric APS
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TMAs
1. Not all MAHAs are due to TMAs but (almost) all TMAs cause
Not all MAHAs are ... There are primary ... coagulation-mediated TMA (these are ... (catastrophic APS