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Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
Causes of Arterial ... and Venous Thrombosis ... Popliteal artery aneurysm ... : Causes arterial ... APLS:PLT ↓ HEMATOLOGIC
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Venous Thrombosis ... originating from aneurysms ... Dissection • Aneurysm ... coagulation and other causes ... pathophysiology #hematology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... ICH, Cerebral venous ... thrombosis, Congenital ... malformation, Aneurysm ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
Causes of Headache ... Hypertension, Stroke, Venous ... trrombosis, Dissection ... , Aneurysm, Hemorrhage ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis ... post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Tranexamic Acid - Indications and Pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics:
 • MOA: Inhibits plasminogen activation to plasmin & inhibits fibrinolysis
: Urine Common Uses ... rapid injection; Nausea ... Potentially increases venous ... & arterial thrombotic ... #Pharmacology #hematology
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
SAH, cerebral venous ... thrombosis • ... , mass effect (aneurysm ... syndrome, central venous ... thrombosis •
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac causes ... Schistosomiasis • Veno-occlusive ... • Portal vein thrombosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
necrosis) - Thrombosis ... (Thrombotic vasculopathy ... arterial and/or venous ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... #hematology
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
lesions (e.g. venous ... thromboses, arterial ... aneurysms) Phenotypes ... Diagnosis #criteria #rheumatology