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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 ... risk of recurrent VTE ... ¥LMWH is currently ... anticoagulant; LMWH
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
stratification algorithm ... anticoagulant; LMWH ... body mass index; VTE ... #DOAC #VTE #Malignancy ... #Cancer #Algorithm
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
TypeA Aortic Dissection ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... rwp with 1-2mm ste ... #Dissection #Aorta ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
Transthoracic Echocardiogram ... the week: Outpt TTE ... to ER Type A Aortic ... long, looking at aortic ... Dissection #Flap #Echocardiogram
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Mitral valve (MV), Aortic ... Two-chamber #Echocardiogram ... cardiology #views #TTE
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Axis Windows: Aortic ... short axes in TTE ... PSAX #Windows #Echocardiogram
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... thromboembolism (VTE ... - Recurrent VTE ... hematology #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hematology #VTE
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• SC Abdominal Aorta ... Axis • PSAX: Aortic ... POCUS #Cardiac #TTE ... #Echocardiogram
Streptococcus Bacteremia - Indications for Echocardiogram
1) Identify the streptococci:
  - Low-risk streptococci: S. intermedius, S.
Indications for Echocardiogram ... #Indications #Echocardiogram ... #TTE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #algorithm
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Mitral/Aortic ... Tachyarrhythmia: • VT ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm