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Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
• Nephrotic Syndrome ... • 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
Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
Clinically ... suspect underlying hematologic ... Treatment Algorithm ... #HES #Hematology ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
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
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Pleura and diaphragm ... Alveolar-arterial ... Hepatopulmonary #Syndrome ... #HPS #hepatology
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Polycythemia • Multiple Myeloma ... • Budd-Chiari Syndrome ... Tuberculosis • Bacterial ... #Causes #Hepatology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... 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
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