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Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
for VTE in Malignancy ... initiated after a LMWH ... ¥LMWH is currently ... anticoagulant; LMWH ... #DOAC #VTE #Malignancy
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Considerations with Malignancy ... Directly Malignancy ... spread to lung - Malignant ... NEJMcps1414168 #dyspnea #algorithm ... #differential #
Serotonin Syndrome Differential Diagnosis: Anticholinergic syndrome, Neuroleptic malignant syndrome, Malignant hyperthermia  #Diagnosis #Differential #Serotonin #Syndrome
Serotonin Syndrome Differential ... syndrome, Neuroleptic malignant ... syndrome, Malignant ... MalignantHyperthermia #Comparison #Table ... #Differential #
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Burns Non malignant ... Non-hematologic malignancy ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... hemolysis (idiopathic, malignancy ... DIC, eclampsia, malignant ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypercalcemia Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 - FHH
 - Hypercalcemia of malignancy
 - Local osteolytic hypercalcemia
Hypercalcemia Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypercalcemia of malignancy ... supplements, drugs, malignancy ... Hypercalcemia #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... endocrinology #differential
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Vasculitis, ILD Malignancy ... Metastatic Dz, Malignant ... Acute #Chronic #Differential ... #Algorithm
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
Medications - Heparin, LMWH ... most common) - Malignancy ... Deficiencies #Summary #table
The RIGID patient: tetanus mimics
 - Serotonin Syndrome
 - Neuroleptic Malignant Sx
 - Malignant Hyperthermia
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- Neuroleptic Malignant ... Sx - Malignant ... mimics #comparison #table ... rigid #patient #differential
Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Ascites Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... Nephrotic syndrome • Malignancy ... MatthewHoMD #Ascites #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table