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Recurrent / Breakthrough DVT During Anticoagulation

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

#Anticoagulation #Breakthrough #Thrombosis #Algorithm #Extension #VTE #DVT #Hematology #Management
Management Algorithm #Anticoagulation ... Algorithm #Extension #VTE ... #DVT #Hematology ... Management #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Causes
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Definition and Causes ... Ventricular Tachycardia (VT ... diagnosis #cardiology #ekg ... #definition #differential ... #causes
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... rhythms: PSVT or VT ... or VT • Terminates ... decreased brain flow (VT ... Palpitations #Cardiology #Differential
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
100 Wide (1) VT ... w/ BBB (3) SVT ... 200ms from longer pause ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology #differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Blood cultures are positive ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Treat underlying cause ... + Systemic anticoagulation
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Blood cultures are positive ... Culture Positive ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... + Systemic anticoagulation
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy (e.g ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... Serial TTE and close
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Hospitalization - Pathophysiology ... the recumbent position ... 500 mL in a 70 kg ... #pathophysiology ... #differential #