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Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
vs Arterial Thrombosis ... Myeloproliferative disease ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... Arterial Embolism ... #diagnosis #vascular
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Vasculitis ... Tuberculosis, Mycoses • Hypercoagulable ... , Antiphospholipid ... , Hyperacute vascular
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Differential Diagnosis ... Kasabach-Merritt syndrome ... (VWD) • Hypercoagulable ... - PNH - APLS ... #hematology #rheumatology
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS) Testing - Hypercoagulable Workup Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Vascular thrombosis
Syndrome (APLS) ... FOR TESTING: • Vascular ... clinical episodes of arterial ... #Syndrome #Hypercoagulable ... #diagnosis #hematology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... (APLAS) Microbiology ... : • Systemic emboli ... valvular disease ... • Vasculitis
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Hyperviscosity, - Vascular ... malignancies, vasculitis ... processes: • Systemic ... HUS and HIT • Antiphospholipid ... syndrome • Warfarin-induced
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... (APLAS) Microbiology ... : • Systemic emboli ... valvular disease ... • Vasculitis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
pulse deficits vascular ... affects the skin, neurologic ... • Coronary arteries ... Thrombosis and arterial ... #Rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Systemic disease ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... and diplopia) • Vascular ... Disease: Arterial ... , dural sinus thrombosis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Vascular/Blockage ... and other hypercoagulable ... Spinal artery thrombosis ... , Scleroderma, Systemic ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome