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Upper Extremity Venous Thrombosis - Management and Anatomy

Deep - Superficial - Catheter Associated

#UpperExtremity #Veins #Venous #Thrombosis
Upper Extremity ... Venous Thrombosis ... UpperExtremity #Veins #Venous ... Superficial #Deep #VTE ... Management #Anatomy #Anticoagulation
Clotmaster Consensus 2019: Duration of Therapy for Venous Thromboembolic Disease
 • Superficial Venous Thrombosis
 • Upper
Thrombosis • Upper ... Thrombophilia • Cancer ... DeLoughery @Bloodman #VTE ... #anticoagulation ... hematology #length #treatment
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
algorithm for the treatment ... body mass index; VTE ... = venous thromboembolism ... #DOAC #VTE #Malignancy ... #Anticoagulation
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Causes of Localized ... Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... , Breast) • Cancer ... of infection in upper ... extremity) Epitrochlear
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... BPH • Prostate cancer ... Ureter/Bladder (Upper ... induced bleeding • Anticoagulation ... #Hematuria #Differential
Longterm Venous Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm
Treat for 3 months and reassess
 • Isolated distal DVT (without cancer)
Longterm Venous ... Thromboembolism Treatment ... therapy - Second VTE ... Thromboembolism #Treatment ... management #hematology #anticoagulation
Edoxaban for the Treatment of Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1711948

Authors’ Conclusions: “Oral edoxaban was noninferior to subcutaneous dalteparin
Edoxaban for the Treatment ... of Cancer-Associated ... respect to recurrent VTE ... observed in all-cause ... VenousThromboembolism #VTE
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... body segment: Upper ... extremity, lower ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column Treatment
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Treat underlying cause ... compression: - Lower-extremity ... swelling, dyspnea, upper-extremity ... stenting - Consider anticoagulation ... → no immediate treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Autoimmune disease, Cancer ... Reversible course Differential ... leukoencephalopathy, Cerebral venous ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of