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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
Degenerated Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
A 68-year-old gentleman with progressive shortness of breath and cystic
Degenerated Left Atrial ... shortness of breath and ... #Degenerated #Atrial ... #clinical #PLAX ... #pocus
Massive Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (TEE)
Pt admitted for SOB x 2 months with episode of
Massive Left Atrial ... and an Occluder ... @RussSayin #Atrial ... #TEE #clinical ... #cardiology #POCUS
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
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial ... fibrillation) and ... atrial fibrillation ... studies suggest net clinical ... Anticoagulation #Factors #Hematology
Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Adolescent patient presents with chest pain and dyspnea. Beside TTE found
Atrial Myxoma on ... CXR didn’t.. atrial ... ultrasound_vcu #Atrial ... #Myxoma #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #clinical
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
Huge right atrial myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram

Notice the typical attachment to the inter-atrial septum (fossa ovalis)
Huge right atrial ... myxoma on POCUS ... attachment to the inter-atrial ... @EduPOCUS #atrial ... #myxoma #POCUS
Suggested algorithm for bone marrow biopsy and skeletal imaging in patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined
Suggested algorithm ... whom there are no clinical ... concerning for myeloma ... #MGUS #Biopsy #algorithm ... diagnosis #management #hematology