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Venous Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm
Branch points: 
Active bleeding?  Active malignancy? Provoked?

- Dr. Joseph Shatzel
@Clotmaster

#Management #VTE #DVT
Venous Thromboembolism ... Treatment Algorithm ... Management #VTE #DVT ... #Algorithm #Venous ... #Hematology #Anticoagulation
Treatment Algorithm for First Time DVT
 • Provoked
 • Unprovoked
 • Active Malignancy

By Carlin Rooke, MD.

#DVT
Treatment Algorithm ... for First Time DVT ... #DVT #Treatment ... Algorithm #management #hematology ... VTE #thrombosis #venous
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic ... Spherocytes • Treatment ... • Treatment: Warm ... #Anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
Autoimmune Hemolytic ... Differential Diagnosis Table ... Mixed-type AIHA (7-8%) DAT-negative ... #Autoimmune #Hemolytic ... #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... for workup, including ... blood loss, Acute hemolysis ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Hematology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
defects. 1) HELLP (Hemolysis ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
algorithm for the treatment ... DVT = deep vein ... mass index; VTE = venous ... Anticoagulation #Management #Hematology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
defects. 1) HELLP (Hemolysis ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table ... #comparison
Clotmaster Consensus 2019: Duration of Therapy for Venous Thromboembolic Disease
 • Superficial Venous Thrombosis
 • Upper
of Therapy for Venous ... • Superficial Venous ... Upper Extremity DVT ... #hematology #length ... #treatment