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Upper Extremity Venous Thrombosis - Management and Anatomy

Deep - Superficial - Catheter Associated

#UpperExtremity #Veins #Venous #Thrombosis
Upper Extremity ... Superficial #Deep #VTE ... Management #Anatomy #Anticoagulation
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening - Differential ... • Vascular: Aortic ... dissection, Aortic ... • Pulmonary: Upper ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Clotmaster Consensus 2019: Duration of Therapy for Venous Thromboembolic Disease
 • Superficial Venous Thrombosis
 • Upper
Thrombosis • Upper ... Extremity DVT: ... or more lower extremity ... DeLoughery @Bloodman #VTE ... #anticoagulation
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
STEMI - J point STE ... : Acute STEMI, Aortic ... inversion - STE ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... • Mitral/Aortic ... Tachyarrhythmia: • VT ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... cause + Systemic anticoagulation ... block, annular or aortic ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Complex Aortic Atheroma on Suprasternal Notch View 
Never forget the suprasternal view during standard TTE examination.

Would
Complex Aortic Atheroma ... during standard TTE ... aspirin on top on anticoagulation ... #Atheroma #aorta ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Vasculitides - Differential ... inflammation of the upper ... in extremities, upper ... extremity claudication ... , aortitis, aortic
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... renal vein between aorta ... Ureter/Bladder (Upper ... induced bleeding • Anticoagulation ... #Hematuria #Differential
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Anticoagulation ... one post op Cardiology ... • <3mo since VTE ... undergoing AAA or upper