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Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Hypercoagulable State Arterial ... rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... risk actor for arterial ... • Provoked (e.g ... #hematology #diagnosis
Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Adolescent patient presents with chest pain and dyspnea. Beside TTE found
Atrial Myxoma on ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... , EKG and CXR didn ... ’t.. atrial myxoma ... ultrasound_vcu #Atrial
Abnormal Lipid Profiles - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Increased Cholesterol and Triglycerides 
 - Genetic Causes
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Increased ... Cholesterol and ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... Increased Estrogen (e.g
Proposed Algorithm for Diagnosing Sarcoidosis
Highly suggestive Clinicoradiological Findings → Clinical diagnosis (without biopsy) e.g. Löfgren's syndrome
Suggestive
without biopsy) e.g ... Löfgren's syndrome ... → • Biopsy and ... /or cytology (e.g ... #diagnosis #Workup
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... : • EKG • Bedside ... , PT. aPTT • Serial ... #Algorithm #workup
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... Morphology = multifocal atrial ... • Saw-Tooth = Atrial ... Interpretation #ECG
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
- Differential Diagnostic ... inflammation (e.g ... pancreatitis) - Arterial ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... #algorithm
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
- Diagnosis Diagnostic ... skin lesions (e.g ... Ocular disease (e.g ... Vascular lesions (e.g ... venous thromboses, arterial
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... Budd Chiari syndrome ... palliatively with arterial ... Recombinant cytokines (e.g ... kinase inhibitors (e.g
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
(SPS) - Diagnosis ... unit activity on EMG ... of diazepam • EMG ... antibody that works ... TPO, TTG, etc EMG