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Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Causes arterial clot ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #clots #hematology
Causes of Early (<20 Weeks) and Late Bleeding in Pregnancy  - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Early Bleeding
- Differential Diagnosis ... Passing Tissue and Clots ... Passing Tissue and Clots ... #Differential #Diagnosis
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 ... latency until clot ... Thromboelastography #Diagnosis
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 ... Thromboelastography #diagnosis
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (Hughes' Syndrome) 
Antiphospholipid syndrome - an autoimmune condition where the affected individual produces antibodies
arterial/venous blood clots ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis
In-stent Restenosis vs In-stent Thrombosis
 • In-stent Restenosis: Re-narrowing or blockage of a previously-treated artery by
formation of blood clots ... Thrombosis #comparison #diagnosis
REBEL Review 54: Thromboelastogram (TEG) Interpretation

R Time - Time to start forming clot 
K Time -
start forming clot ... Time - Time until clot ... interpretation #diagnosis
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
recurring blood clots ... phospholipids • Blood clots ... antibodies is unknown Diagnosis ... patients to be diagnosed ... Syndrome #APS #diagnosis
Positive FAST in the RUQ view demonstrating echogenic clot in Morison’s pouch with adjacent anechoic free
demonstrating echogenic clot ... (*) #Clinical #Diagnosis
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 ... lysis time (s) #Diagnosis