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Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Venous Thrombosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... Malignancy - Antiphospholipid ... #Embolism #Venous
Raynaud Phenomenon Differential Diagnosis:

Rheumatologic

 - MCC systemic sclerosis, RA, SLE, Sjogren syndrome, Antisynthetase syndrome, MCTD
Heme

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: Rheumatologic ... - MCC systemic ... Hypercoagulable state (eg APLA ... ) - Vascular: embolic ... / thrombotic, vasospasm
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
, others (RNP, aPL ... antibodies) • Antiphospholipid ... Antibody Syndrome ... • Scleroderma (Systemic ... #diagnosis #associations
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS) Testing - Hypercoagulable Workup Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Vascular thrombosis
Antiphospholipid ... Syndrome (APLS) ... Hypercoagulable Workup ... episodes of arterial, venous ... #diagnosis #hematology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

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

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
processes: • Systemic ... arterial and/or venous ... HUS and HIT • Antiphospholipid ... syndrome • Warfarin-induced ... #rheumatology #
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Systemic disease ... Asia • HLA-B51 association ... also involved), Venous ... , dural sinus thrombosis ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
reservoir bag and APL ... Tamponade (→ 3-9) Thrombosis ... Anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) Embolism ... (→ 3-2) By Association ... #Management #Workup