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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
Lower Extremity Venous Thrombosis - Management and Anatomy

Deep - Superficial - Active Bleeding

#LowerExtremity #Veins #Venous #Thrombosis
Lower Extremity ... Superficial #Deep #VTE ... Management #Anatomy #Anticoagulation
Infective Endocarditis - Indications for Surgery - "Fun-HEARTS" Mnemonic

Fungal endocarditis
Heart failure (valve dysfunction)
Enterococcus (VRE) endocarditis
Abscess, annular
Infective Endocarditis ... Mnemonic Fungal endocarditis ... Enterococcus (VRE ... ) endocarditis ... cardiothoracic #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... cultures • 2D Echo TTE ... • TTE nondiagnostic ... cause + Systemic anticoagulation ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
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
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Endocarditis - Overview ... cultures • 2D Echo TTE ... ○ TTE nondiagnostic ... cause + Systemic anticoagulation ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
source based on TTE ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
mSv 3 years - Upper ... mSv 6 months - Extremity ... #PatientInfo #Radiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Anticoagulation ... one post op Cardiology ... • <3mo since VTE ... undergoing AAA or upper
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
compression: - Lower-extremity ... swelling, dyspnea, upper-extremity ... interventional radiology ... stenting - Consider anticoagulation