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Approach to determining the cause of a blood clot
1) Is it acquired?
2) Should you consider inheritable
determining the cause ... consider inheritable causes ... BloodClot #Thrombosis #DVT ... #VTE #diagnosis ... #causes #workup
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
/Q scanning or CT-PA ... Diagnosis #Obstetrics #OBGyn ... #Radiology #VTE ... PE #Pregnancy #Workup
Ventricular Tachycardia - Management Algorithm
Wide Complex Tachycardia: Rate > 100, QRS > 120
DDx: Ventricular tachycardia, SVT
Tachycardia - Management Algorithm ... • Monomorphic VT ... • Polymorphic VT ... VTach #Management #Algorithm ... #cardiology #VT
Wide Complex Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Irregular
 • Polymorphic VT
    - Torsades
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Polymorphic VT ... True Monomorphic VT ... Heart Disease • VT ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis of First Trimester Abdominal Pain #Diagnosis #OBGyn #Trimester #First #FirstTrimester #Abdominal #Pain #Pregnancy #Workup
Pain #Diagnosis #OBGyn ... Pain #Pregnancy #Workup ... #Differential #Algorithm
Venous Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm
Branch points: 
Active bleeding?  Active malignancy? Provoked?

- Dr. Joseph Shatzel
@Clotmaster

#Management #VTE #DVT
Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm ... #Management #VTE ... #DVT #Algorithm
Lower Extremity Venous Thrombosis - Management and Anatomy

Deep - Superficial - Active Bleeding

#LowerExtremity #Veins #Venous #Thrombosis
Superficial #Deep #VTE ... #DVT #Hematology ... Anticoagulation #Algorithm
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thromboembolism (VTE ... - No other workup ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... hematology #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hematology #VTE
Upper Extremity Venous Thrombosis - Management and Anatomy

Deep - Superficial - Catheter Associated

#UpperExtremity #Veins #Venous #Thrombosis
Superficial #Deep #VTE ... #DVT #Hematology ... Anticoagulation #Algorithm
Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy: Hyperemesis Gravidarum vs Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy

Diagnosis, Workup and Treatment

#Diagnosis
Nausea and Vomiting ... Gravidarum vs Nausea ... Pregnancy Diagnosis, Workup ... Diagnosis #Management #OBGyn ... #Obstetrics #Nausea