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Venous Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm
Branch points: 
Active bleeding?  Active malignancy? Provoked?

- Dr. Joseph Shatzel
@Clotmaster

#Management #VTE #DVT
Thromboembolism Treatment ... Algorithm Branch ... Active malignancy ... @Clotmaster #Management ... #Hematology #Anticoagulation
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Directly Malignancy ... metastases Treatment ... Changes in Pre-Test ... NEJMcps1414168 #dyspnea #algorithm ... diagnosis #oncology #cancer
Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
Treatment algorithm ... for VTE in Malignancy ... #Cancer #Algorithm ... #Anticoagulation ... #Management #Hematology
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
for the treatment ... #DOAC #VTE #Malignancy ... #Cancer #Algorithm ... #Anticoagulation ... #Management #Hematology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Lymphoma • Lung cancer ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy ... Tuberculin skin test ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Lymphoma • Lung cancer ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy ... Tuberculin skin test ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
vs infection vs malignancy ... the “Chewing gum test ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Longterm Venous Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm
Treat for 3 months and reassess
 • Isolated distal DVT (without cancer)
Thromboembolism Treatment ... Algorithm Treat ... Thromboembolism #Treatment ... #Algorithm #management ... #hematology #anticoagulation