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Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
for VTE in Malignancy ... and incidental DVT ... or PE in cancer ... without concomitant DVT ... Anticoagulation #Management #Hematology
Longterm Venous Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm
Treat for 3 months and reassess
 • Isolated distal DVT (without cancer)
Thromboembolism Treatment ... Isolated distal DVT ... Unprovoked proximal DVT ... therapy - Second VTE ... Algorithm #management #hematology
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
normal in mild cases ... by a hemophilia treatment ... center. ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Fibrinolysis → End organ damage ... Treatment: ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology
A quick infographic on the importance of sun protection and the various results of sun damage
#sun #damage #UV ... #wavelengths #causes ... #diagnosis #dermatology ... Smith BJ, Dawson DV ... Mechanisms and treatments
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Mechanisms: • Direct Damage ... ecchymoses, mucosal bleeding ... and petechiae Causes ... Anemia #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
#diagnosis #causes ... dermatitis #eczema #dermatology ... Breast-feeding and ... pimecrolimus and cancers ... corticosteroids in dermatology
Monkeypox

What?
Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus orthopoxvirus
Viral zoonotic disease that is
disease that is caused ... rectal pain, rectal bleeding ... and conjunctival damage ... Monkeypox #MPOX #Diagnosis ... #Management #Dermatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
hyperinflammatory syndrome caused ... it is often a cancer ... • Tissue damage ... Treatment Approach ... #Management #Hematology