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

- Dr. Joseph Shatzel
@Clotmaster

#Management #VTE #DVT
Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm ... points: Active bleeding ... #Management #VTE ... #DVT #Algorithm ... Thromboembolism #Treatment #Hematology
Lower Extremity Venous Thrombosis - Management and Anatomy

Deep - Superficial - Active Bleeding

#LowerExtremity #Veins #Venous #Thrombosis
Superficial - Active Bleeding ... Superficial #Deep #VTE ... #DVT #Hematology ... Anticoagulation #Algorithm
Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
for VTE in Malignancy ... at high risk of bleeding ... risk of recurrent VTE ... #DOAC #VTE #Malignancy ... Anticoagulation #Management #Hematology
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thromboembolism (VTE ... • Provoked (e.g ... Hypercoagulable #Workup #hematology ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hematology #VTE
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... 80-100 fL) • Bleeding ... Chronic Disease (e.g ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rare • Drugs (e.g ... Coagulation #Bleeding ... #Causes #Hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Immunosuppression (e.g ... translocation • Types: Classification ... Hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenias(bleeding ... Lymphomas • Other hematologic ... #differential #hematology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... involvement, irregular pattern ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... pathophysiology #Hematology ... #differential #algorithm
Helpful Clinical Features in Evaluating Bleeding Disorders
Age of onset
 • Neonate - in 20% of haemophilias,
Drug history, e.g ... anticoagulants • Unusual pattern ... non-accidental injury Pattern ... connective tissue, e.g ... pediatrics #diagnosis #hematology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... - what is the bleeding ... • <3mo since VTE