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Coagulation Cascade and Anticoagulant Sites of Action

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc https://twitter.com/AmyChung

#AntiCoagulation #Cascade #Anticoagulants #Medications #Pharmacology
Anticoagulant Sites ... #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology ... Mechanisms #DOAC #Hematology
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Heart Failure - Causes ... , Pathophysiology ... • Other HFpEF Causes ... #Pathophysiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Right Sided Heart Failure Mnemonic: "AW HEAD"
ANOREXIA & NAUSEA 

WEIGHT GAIN 

HEPATOMEGALY 

EDEMA (BIPEDAL) 

ASCITES 

DISTENDED
HEAD" ANOREXIA & NAUSEA ... EDEMA (BIPEDAL) ASCITES ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Tranexamic Acid: Mechanism of Action
 - TXA is an anti-fibrinolytic
 - TXA is a synthetic analog
lysine binding sites ... Tranexamic #Acid #pathophysiology ... #hematology #TXA
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Extensive cutaneous capillary dilation, results in widespread exfoliation of the
Pathophysiology: ... Causes: 1) Exfoliative ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
Causes of Arterial ... artery aneurysm: Causes ... thrombosis and other sites ... Diagnosis #clots #hematology
Tree in Bud Sign
The Tree-in-Bud sign represents Endobronchial spread in a linear branching pattern and centrilobular
It is caused by ... actually seen in all causes ... pneumonia, congenital causes ... diagnosis #clinical #radiology ... #ChestCT #pathophysiology
Bullous Pemphigoid - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathophysiology: Autoantibody-mediated damage to epithelial basement membrane -> separation of
Management Summary Pathophysiology ... - Erosions and crusts ... at sites of ruptured ... Diagnosis #Management #dermatology
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Heart Failure - Pathophysiology ... HeartFailure #CHF #Pathophysiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Sided-Symptoms" (ascites ... Cardiomyopathy #Diagnosis #Causes ... #differential #cardiology