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Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Syndrome, Ischemic Liver ... Embolism • Thrombus ... thrombus - atrial ... septic emboli) - Myxoma ... pathophysiology #hematology
Massive Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (TEE)
Pt admitted for SOB x 2 months with episode of
Myxoma on Echocardiogram ... of syncope and chest ... #Myxoma #Echocardiogram ... #TEE #clinical ... #cardiology #POCUS
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
exercise intolerance, chest ... Testing: • TSH level ... level (if patient ... Cardioversion 1. ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Right Atrial RCC Tumor Metastasis on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
47yo M with new SOB.  Known
Right Atrial RCC ... Metastasis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... The patient had liver ... #Mass #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Early liver disease ... Prolonged Activated Partial ... drugs e.g. direct thrombin ... Reduced liver synthesis ... #differential #hematology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
the setting of liver ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... • Underlying liver ... hypertension • Liver
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... underarms, or chest ... the spleen or liver ... (HIV, EN, HTLV-1, ... #differential #hematology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
thromboembolism) 1) ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... Effect: PATENT-1 ... hemodynamics Liver
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
or the anterior chest ... auricular papules Clinical ... disease and ILD • Liver ... Liver biopsies show ... RP-ILD Phenotype 1
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
: (1) Can be measured ... as opposed to 1 ... profile, including liver ... years with neck, chest ... ANA and RF (if clinical