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Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential Diagnosis ... Myeloproliferative disease ... thrombus - atrial ... Dissection • Aneurysm ... #diagnosis #vascular
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Popliteal artery aneurysm ... : - Behcet disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #clots #hematology
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
Diagnostic Criteria ... lesions (e.g. venous ... thromboses, arterial ... aneurysms) Phenotypes ... #rheumatology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

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

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
bowel ischemia or infarction ... emboli, and ocular thrombi ... and/or venous occlusions ... Cryofibrinogenemia Diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
: Arterial (MCC-small ... also involved), Venous ... +/- myocardial infarction ... coronary artery aneurysms ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ... • Hematoma Venous ... Leg Pain: • Infection ... Aortic/Iliac artery aneurysms
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... Inflammatory Versus ... peripheral vs axial ... By: - Chronic Infection ... #MSK #rheumatology
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
- Differential Diagnosis ... renal artery • Aneurysms ... Cardiac source: Atrial ... with mural thrombi ... : Left atrial myxoma
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... , recent viral infection ... Thrombosis and arterial ... aneurysms can also ... #Rheumatology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Associated Graft Versus ... Infection - Infection ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology