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Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Thrombosis vs Arterial ... : - Atrial thrombus ... - atrial fibrillation ... - Left ventricular ... of arterial thrombosis
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Tomography (CT) - Arterial ... portal venous, T1 arterial ... - Early arterial ... Grayscale phase, Late arterial ... #comparison #table
Hepatic Vein Doppler Waveform
WAVE | DIRECTION |  PHASE OF THE CARDIAC CYCLE | MECHANISM OF
Hepatic Vein Doppler ... PHASE OF THE CARDIAC ... - Retrograde - Atrial ... Doppler #Waveform #diagnosis ... #pocus #comparison
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
- Early arterial ... Grayscale phase, Late arterial ... #POCUS #radiology ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
life-threatening causes ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... Initial workup: • EKG ... • Bedside ultrasound ... • CBC, BMP, LET
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
Insert central and arterial ... to achieve mean arterial ... Consider monitoring cardiac ... cultures if possible (eg ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Normal hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound tracing
1) a large antegrade waveform (negative velocity) noted during early and
Normal hepatic vein ... as a result of atrial ... by atrial contraction ... #tracing #diagnosis ... #pocus
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Glomerulonephritis Septic ... Emboli Cause Injury ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Treat underlying cause
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
Beside ultrasound ... aortic root, and left ... atrium should roughly ... EM #Radiology #POCUS ... #CardiacUS #ParsternalLong
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Features of Non-Bacterial ... Predilection for left-sided ... in up to 30% of cases ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... #table