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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
significant fibrin clot formation ... + Bleeding Treatment ... diagnosis #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology
Formation of a Hemostatic Platelet Plug

#Hemostatic #Platelet #Plug #Formation #Pathophysiology #Hematology
Formation of a Hemostatic ... Platelet #Plug #Formation ... Pathophysiology #Hematology
THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY (TEG)
General Principle
• A small cuvette is rotated to simulate sluggish venous flow and stimulate clot
stimulate clot formation ... kinetics of clot formation ... about clot formation ... of initial clot formation ... #CriticalCare #Hematology
Rouleaux formation is common in IgM gammopathy and may be particularly striking

Genevieve Crane, MD, PhD@evemariecrane

#Rouleaux #formation
Rouleaux formation ... #Rouleaux #formation ... Clinical #Pathology #Hematology
Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology
 - Ascites Formation
 - Dilutional Hyponatremia
 - Hepatorenal Syndrome
 - Spontaneous Infections

#Cirrhosis #Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology - Ascites Formation ... Pathophysiology #hepatology
Plasma cell leukemia with extensive rouleaux formation. Aggressive disease & patients typically younger than other forms
extensive rouleaux formation ... leukemia #rouleaux #formation ... Clinical #Smear #Hematology
Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
suspect underlying hematologic ... Diagnosis and Treatment ... Syndrome #HES #Hematology
Pathophysiology of Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis

C1q/anti-C1q antibiody ->
Immune Complex Formation - Complement Pathway Activation (C3a and C5a)
Immune Complex Formation ... Immune Complex Formation ... Pathophysiology #Rheumatology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Non malignant hematologic ... effect following treatment ... states • Non-hematologic ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Venous Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm
Branch points: 
Active bleeding?  Active malignancy? Provoked?

- Dr. Joseph Shatzel
@Clotmaster

#Management #VTE #DVT
Thromboembolism Treatment ... Thromboembolism #Treatment ... #Hematology #Anticoagulation