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Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
body mass index; VTE ... = venous thromboembolism ... #DOAC #VTE #Malignancy ... Anticoagulation #Management ... #Hematology #Oncology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
also involved), Venous ... sinus thrombosis, VTE ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Longterm Venous Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm
Treat for 3 months and reassess
 • Isolated distal DVT (without cancer)
Longterm Venous ... reassess • Isolated distal ... therapy - Second VTE ... Treatment #Algorithm #management ... #hematology #anticoagulation
Clotmaster Consensus 2019: Duration of Therapy for Venous Thromboembolic Disease
 • Superficial Venous Thrombosis
 • Upper
of Therapy for Venous ... Thrombophilia • Cancer ... DeLoughery @Bloodman #VTE ... anticoagulation #duration #management ... #DVT #hematology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
GCA versus Temporal ... very remarkable w/differential ... Start steroids if concern ... presence/absence of visual ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms, Arthritis ... • Treatment: Usual ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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(RA, Temporal arteritis ... ovarian tumors, lung cancers ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology