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Coagulation Cascade and Anticoagulant Sites of Action

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

#AntiCoagulation #Cascade #Anticoagulants #Medications #Pharmacology
Coagulation Cascade ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... AntiCoagulation #Cascade ... #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology
Coagulation and kinin pathways

#Pharmacology #Pathophysiology #Coagulation #Kinin #Pathways #Cascade #Anticoagulants #Antithrombotics #Thrombolytics
Coagulation and ... #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology ... #Coagulation #Kinin ... #Pathways #Cascade
Hemostasis Physiology

The blood's response to blood vessel injury can be viewed as four interrelated steps. 
Roman
numerals refer to coagulation ... #Hemostasis #Pathophysiology ... #Coagulation #Cascade
The coagulation cascade is shown, separated into different phases with their endogenous and pharmacological inhibitors shown.
The coagulation ... cascade is shown ... #Coagulation #Cascade ... models #hematology #pathophysiology
Low Ankle Sprain: Pathomechanics and Clinical Findings

Grading Ligament Sprains
l: Minimal ligament disruption, mild swelling & tenderness,
LowAnkleSprain #Sports ... #MSK #orthopedics ... Grades #Diagnosis #pathophysiology
Review of the Coagulation Cascade
Traditional Model:
 • Parallel extrinsic and intrinsic pathways.
Contemporary Model:
 • 4 key
Review of the Coagulation ... Cascade Traditional ... , resulting in coagulation ... #Cascade #diagnosis ... models #hematology #pathophysiology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
) -> Increased coagulation ... decreased anti-coagulation ... -> Cherry-red spot ... Occlusion #CRAO #pathophysiology
RICE: Mechanism of Action
Rest (weight bearing or stressful motion discontinued)
Ice (applied to injury)
Compression (wrap applied to
heart) #RICE #Sports ... #pathophysiology ... #mechanism #MSK
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
> Stiffness is short-lived ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointPain #Diagnosis #pathophysiology
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Hospitalization - Pathophysiology ... may result in a cascade ... from accessing port ... Hospitalization #causes #pathophysiology