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Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
Petechial/Purpuric ... etiology of palpable versus ... rash, the diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Purpuric #Rash
Venous Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm
Branch points: 
Active bleeding?  Active malignancy? Provoked?

- Dr. Joseph Shatzel
@Clotmaster

#Management #VTE #DVT
Treatment Algorithm ... Active malignancy ... @Clotmaster #Management ... #Treatment #Hematology ... #Anticoagulation
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
in a an oncology ... Mnemonic M - Malignancy ... Gangrenosum, NEH T - Treatment ... Coagulopathy: Purpura ... MINTC #Mnemonic #dermatology
Treatment Algorithm for First Time DVT
 • Provoked
 • Unprovoked
 • Active Malignancy

By Carlin Rooke, MD.

#DVT
Treatment Algorithm ... Unprovoked • Active Malignancy ... #Algorithm #management ... #hematology #VTE ... #thrombosis #venous
Treatment Algorithm for First Time Pulmonary Embolism
 • Provoked
 • Unprovoked
 • Active Malignancy

By Carlin Rooke,
Treatment Algorithm ... Unprovoked • Active Malignancy ... #Algorithm #management ... #hematology #VTE ... #thrombosis #venous
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
for the treatment ... #DOAC #VTE #Malignancy ... #Anticoagulation ... #Management #Hematology ... #Oncology
Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
Treatment algorithm ... for VTE in Malignancy ... #Anticoagulation ... #Management #Hematology ... #Oncology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
trauma, sepsis, malignancy ... Petechiae • Purpura ... Hemorrhagic bullae • Purpura ... + Bleeding Treatment ... #management #hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
easy bruising to purpura ... (Petechial or purpuric ... rash) • Heart, ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Longterm Venous Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm
Treat for 3 months and reassess
 • Isolated distal DVT (without cancer)
Longterm Venous ... Thromboembolism Treatment ... Algorithm Treat ... #Algorithm #management ... #hematology #anticoagulation