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Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Approach to the ... are not a major risk ... - No other workup ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hematology
Algorithm for workup of thrombocytopenia based on observation of the peripheral blood film. 
TTP/HUS indicates thrombotic
Algorithm for workup ... Adapted from:How to approach ... thrombocytopenia, Hematology ... 2012, p 193 #Diagnosis ... Thrombocytopenia #Evaluation
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation ... score to guide an approach ... Ask about: - Changes ... #diagnosis #Algorithm ... #cardiology #Angina
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... l MD SOAP) - Risks ... - Bone marrow evaluation ... ITP, unexplained pancytopenia
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
A possible diagnostic ... the benefits and risks ... is one possible approach ... PulmonaryEmbolism #VTE ... #Pregnancy #Workup
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Evaluation Major ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... one post op Cardiology ... • <3mo since VTE ... #diagnosis
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... circulation = risk ... Better call hematology ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology
A quick infographic on the importance of sun protection and the various results of sun damage
wavelengths #causes #diagnosis ... #dermatology #skin ... Sunburns and risk ... occupational disease evaluation ... series/integrative-approach-to-skin-cancer-and-sun-protection
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
current treatment algorithm ... of clonal evolution ... median age at diagnosis ... and treatment approaches ... #algorithm #hematology