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GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
volume in 1 s; FVC ... GOLD2017 #Staging #Grading ... #Classification
Recurrent / Breakthrough DVT During Anticoagulation

Subtherapeutic Anticoagulation
Hypercoagulable State 
 - Antithrombin deficiency 
 - Hypercoagulability ot
Structural - Pelvic masses ... Congenital agenesis of IVC ... Recurrent #DVT #VTE ... #differential #algorithm
Periprosthetic Aortic Valve Regurgitation Grading
 • Vena Contracta Area
 • Circumference
 • Jet Length
Mild - Moderate
Regurgitation Grading ... Mild: 1) 0.1 cm2 VC ... Moderate: 2) 0.2 cm2 VC ... Severe: 5) 0.7 cm2 VC ... #Classification
Algorithm for Suspected SVC Syndrome

SVC syndrome suspected: Facial/arm/neck edema, distended neck/chest veins, facial plethora, dyspnea, cough,
SVC Syndrome ... SVC syndrome suspected ... syncope, etc SVC ... Syndrome Grading ... MatthewHoMD #SVC
Diagnosis of ascites according to the serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 - Ascitic protein
ascites albumin gradient ... Budd-Chiari syndrome, IVC ... ascites #albumin #gradient ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filters - Management Algorithm

 • Only two RCTs exist evaluating efficacy of
Inferior Vena Cava (IVC ... evaluating efficacy of IVC ... lacking to justify IVC ... proposed scenarios #IVC ... #DVT #VTE
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Contractions (PVC ... tachycardia (V-tach, VT ... ), Monomorphic VT ... , Polymorphic VT ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
portal vein and IVC ... ) estimated by gradient ... hepatorenal syndrome Clues ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
Classification of ... MVC, cyclist) ... PelvicRing #Fractures #Classification ... #Grades #Grading
Normal hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound tracing
1) a large antegrade waveform (negative velocity) noted during early and
Doppler Ultrasound tracing ... in RA pressure caused ... This wave is caused ... pressure that exceeds IVC ... pressure, thus leading