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Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperviscosity, TTP ... , APLS • Malignancy ... thrombus - atrial ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... SLE • CLL • APLA ... /HUS • DIC • ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
Causes of Arterial ... - Differential Diagnosis ... artery aneurysm: Causes ... , HUS, DIC #Arterial ... #clots #hematology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TMAs
1. Not all MAHAs are due to TMAs but (almost) all TMAs cause
almost) all TMAs cause ... TMA is a triad of ... (catastrophic APS ... Microangiopathy #TMAs #hematology ... #diagnosis #ttp
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect in arterial ... lung disease Caused ... cycles after right atrial ... blood gas (ABC) ... contrast-enhanced TTE
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
variants of both • Acral ... DDX: • TMA’s (HUS ... /TTP/DITMA) - ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... + Systemic anticoagulation
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
including retinal arterial ... Cryofibrinogenemia Diagnosis ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... Cryoglobulinemia • TTP ... , HUS and HIT
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
to perform own ADLs ... algorithm to determine ... Anticoagulation ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... stratification #diagnosis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS ... Treat underlying cause ... + Systemic anticoagulation