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Treatment Algorithm for First Time Pulmonary Embolism
 • Provoked
 • Unprovoked
 • Active Malignancy

By Carlin Rooke,
Treatment Algorithm ... Embolism • Provoked ... #PE #Pulmonary # ... #hematology #VTE ... #thrombosis #venous
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
stratification algorithm ... DVT = deep vein ... thrombosis; PE = pulmonary ... embolism; GI = ... = venous thromboembolism
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
Thrombosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... PFO: paradoxical emboli ... - Idiopathic deep ... #hematology
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
history of prior venous ... arterial thrombosis) Venous ... • Provoked (e.g ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hematology #VTE
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Atherosclerosis • Deep ... JointPain #MSK #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Diagnostic Schema ... Chronic: ASCVD, Venous ... inflammation (e.g ... - Thrombus / Embolism ... #Diagnosis #algorithm
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Peripheral Edema - Differential ... Diagnosis Increased ... Heart failure, Pulmonary ... hypertension, Cirrhosis, Deep ... #Diagnosis
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
airway resistance (e.g ... asthma), or high VE ... and decreased venous ... acute scenario (e.g ... #pulmonary #diagnosis
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Diagnosis Algorithm ... (pompholyx) - Deep-Seated ... Eczematous #SkinRash #dermatology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Embolism, Tension ... ) UOP > 0.5 cc/kg ... #algorithm #treatment