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In-stent Restenosis vs In-stent Thrombosis
 • In-stent Restenosis: Re-narrowing or blockage of a previously-treated artery by
formation of blood clots ... Restenosis #Thrombosis #comparison
Facemask Droplet Visualization Comparison - No Mask vs Cloth mask (1 and 2 layers) vs Surgical
Visualization Comparison ... - No Mask vs Cloth ... Visualization #Comparison
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
cases: Case 1: LV Clot ... clinical #a4c #comparison
Helpful Clues for Distinguishing Upper vs. Lower GI Bleeding
Upper GI Bleed (proximal to ligament of Treitz):
feature: Blood clots ... Lower #GIBleed #comparison
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
 •
Saline (NS) - Comparison ... destroy existing clots ... Normal #Saline #NS #comparison
THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY (TEG)
General Principle
• A small cuvette is rotated to simulate sluggish venous flow and stimulate clot
and stimulate clot ... the mass of the clot ... the kinetics of clot ... information about clot ... latency until clot
Normal Thromboelastogram - Specific parameters represent the 3 phases of the cell-based model of haemostasis: initiation,
certain level of clot ... assesses the rate of clot ... of the fibrin clot ... stability of the clot ... = clot lysis time
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
Causes arterial clot ... Differential #Diagnosis #clots
Thromboelastogram Interpretation
Reaction Time (R Value):
 - Time till initiation of fibrin clot
 - Treatment: FFP, protamine
K
initiation of fibrin clot ... achieve 20 mm clot ... Maximum strength of clot ... Degradation of clot
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
lung- organized clot ... - Organized clot