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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 ... Anticoagulants #Medications ... #Pharmacology # ... Mechanisms #DOAC #Hematology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
• A clinical diagnosis ... characteristic sites ... syndrome with acne: antibiotics ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #Dermatology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Testing Algorithm INDICATIONS ... uncovered incidentally during ... symptoms (eg, skin ... #Differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #eosinophilia
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis ... arterial thrombosis, skin ... (at injection sites ... exposure (prevent skin ... Management #Treatment #Hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Headaches • Pale skin ... - Antithyroid medications ... - β-lactam antibiotics ... Anemia #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Medications to Avoid in Patients with G6PD Deficiency Due to Risk of Hemolysis
 - Chloroquine (Aralen)*
Medications to Avoid ... Macrodantin)* - Antibiotic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology # ... Hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
3rd Decade Skin ... Differential Diagnosis ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... activation and/or medications ... #Rheumatology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
mass • Rapidly rising ... response to mosquito bites ... CLL -> Invade Skin ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis (AGEP)

AGEP is largely a clinical diagnosis based on classical skin findings in
based on classical skin ... Antibiotics: - ... - Skin biopsy ... During the acute ... #diagnosis