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Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Fat Emboli ARTERIAL ... • Cardiac: - Atrial ... thrombus - atrial ... septic emboli) - Myxoma ... pathophysiology #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... → Refer to hematology ... Glucocorticoids, IL-1B, ATRA ... and viral infections ... #hematology
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Hypercoagulable State Arterial ... risk actor for arterial ... Hypercoagulable #Workup #hematology ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hematology #VTE
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Tomography (CT) - Arterial ... portal venous, T1 arterial ... Ultrasound - Early arterial ... Grayscale phase, Late arterial ... table #appearance #hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
in arterial oxygenation ... diffusion-perfusion defect ... cycles after right atrial ... passage • Arterial ... management #treatment #hepatology
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
stratification algorithm ... Currently, edoxaban and ... randomized controlled trial ... Malignancy #Cancer #Algorithm ... Anticoagulation #Management #Hematology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary arterial ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... endothelin - Effect ... functional class and ... diagnosis #management #hepatology
Vancomycin induced Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis (LCV) of the Hand
70 M vertebral osteomyelitis on vancomycin and cefepime for
on vancomycin and ... with eosinophilia and ... antiphospholipid syndrome, atrial ... myxoma, Behcet ... Hand #skinrash #dermatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... lymphoma, melanoma, myeloma ... Half-life: 1 week • Direct ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hepatology
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
children Common bacterial ... infection: • Direct ... from contiguous focus ... managed operatively and ... differential #diagnosis #hepatology