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Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential Diagnosis ... atheroemboli) • Aorta ... - Aortic dissection ... coagulation and other causes ... pathophysiology #hematology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... Direct: Clot (LV ... - Most Common Cause ... embolization Wlo LV ... #Embolism #diagnosis
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous ... inflammation (e.g ... / Embolism: Cardiac ... (AF, LV hypo-/akinesis ... Heart failure, Dissection
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
Causes of Renal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Dissection ... infarction with mural thrombi ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Varicocele: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Primary:
 - Anatomically: the left spermatic vein drains into the left renal
the abdominal aorta ... superior mesenteric artery ... Inferior vena cava thrombus ... distention can ... Symptoms #Urology #Diagnosis
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
cryoglobulin (CG ... , and ocular thrombi ... arterial and/or venous ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... hematology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... GCA versus Temporal ... involve the temporal artery ... Role of temporal artery ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
complex Pulmonary Embolism ... - Short QT LV ... • Epicardial artery ... • Acute aortic dissection ... #cardiology #ecg
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
in recipient (e.g ... Associated Graft Versus ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Pulmonary/amniotic embolism ... Spontaneous coronary artery ... dissection • Exposure ... failure • Aortic dissection ... and pulmonary venous