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Venous Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm
Branch points: 
Active bleeding?  Active malignancy? Provoked?

- Dr. Joseph Shatzel
@Clotmaster

#Management #VTE #DVT
Venous Thromboembolism ... Treatment Algorithm ... #Management #VTE ... #DVT #Algorithm ... #Venous #Thromboembolism
Lower Extremity Venous Thrombosis - Management and Anatomy

Deep - Superficial - Active Bleeding

#LowerExtremity #Veins #Venous #Thrombosis
Lower Extremity Venous ... LowerExtremity #Veins #Venous ... Superficial #Deep #VTE ... #DVT #Hematology ... Anticoagulation #Algorithm
Upper Extremity Venous Thrombosis - Management and Anatomy

Deep - Superficial - Catheter Associated

#UpperExtremity #Veins #Venous #Thrombosis
Upper Extremity Venous ... UpperExtremity #Veins #Venous ... Superficial #Deep #VTE ... #DVT #Hematology ... Anticoagulation #Algorithm
Treatment Algorithm for First Time DVT
 • Provoked
 • Unprovoked
 • Active Malignancy

By Carlin Rooke, MD.

#DVT
Treatment Algorithm ... for First Time DVT ... #Algorithm #management ... #hematology #VTE ... #thrombosis #venous
Approach to determining the cause of a blood clot
1) Is it acquired?
2) Should you consider inheritable
determining the cause ... consider inheritable causes ... BloodClot #Thrombosis #DVT ... #VTE #diagnosis ... #causes #workup
Ventricular Tachycardia - Management Algorithm
Wide Complex Tachycardia: Rate > 100, QRS > 120
DDx: Ventricular tachycardia, SVT
Ventricular tachycardia, SVT ... with aberrancy, SVT ... • Monomorphic VT ... • Polymorphic VT ... #cardiology #VT
Wide Complex Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Irregular
 • Polymorphic VT
    - Torsades
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Polymorphic VT ... True Monomorphic VT ... Heart Disease • VT ... Mimickers - SVT
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
history of prior venous ... arterial thrombosis) Venous ... - No other workup ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... hematology #diagnosis #algorithm
HERDOO2 score to identify women with unprovoked venous thrombosis (VTE) at low risk of recurrent venous
with unprovoked venous ... thrombosis (VTE ... risk of recurrent venous ... PrimaryCare #HERDOO2 #DVT ... #VTE #Anticoagulation
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis - Pharmacology Comparison Table

UFH vs Enoxaparin vs Fondaparinux

#VTE #DVT #Prophylaxis #Pharmacology #Comparison #Table
Venous Thromboembolism ... Fondaparinux #VTE ... #DVT #Prophylaxis