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Venous Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm
Branch points: 
Active bleeding?  Active malignancy? Provoked?

- Dr. Joseph Shatzel
@Clotmaster

#Management #VTE #DVT
Thromboembolism Treatment ... Algorithm Branch ... Management #VTE #DVT ... #Algorithm #Venous ... #Hematology #Anticoagulation
Recurrent / Breakthrough DVT During Anticoagulation

Subtherapeutic Anticoagulation
Hypercoagulable State 
 - Antithrombin deficiency 
 - Hypercoagulability ot
/ Breakthrough DVT ... Structural - Pelvic masses ... Breakthrough #Recurrent #DVT ... #hematology #differential ... #algorithm
Causes of Breakthrough/Extension of Thrombosis and Management Algorithm

#Anticoagulation #Breakthrough #Thrombosis #Algorithm #Extension #VTE #DVT #Hematology #Management
#Anticoagulation ... Extension #VTE #DVT ... #Hematology #Management ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Causes
Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
Treatment algorithm ... and incidental DVT ... without concomitant DVT ... #Anticoagulation ... #Management #Hematology
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
stratification algorithm ... for the treatment ... DVT = deep vein ... #Anticoagulation ... #Management #Hematology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
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Causes of Bleeding ... - Differential Diagnosis ... - Acquired • Anticoagulation ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Algorithm Spurious ... effect following treatment ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... for secondary causes ... glucocorticoid treatment ... #Differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #eosinophilia
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hodgkin ... Responsive to Treatment ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Diagnosis #NonHodgkin
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... an underlying cause ... about secondary causes ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology