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Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Thrombosis - Differential ... valves (septic emboli ... • Cholesterol Emboli ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Bimodal Age ... Most common, Wide age ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
Pathophysiology: ... 1) If lesions are ... manifestations are ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Palpable #Algorithm #Differential
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... • Extremes of age ... - Cholesterol embolism ... Petechiae #Rash #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #dermatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Increases with age ... translocation • Types: Classification ... involvement Differential ... oncology #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... Anaphylactic → severe lgE-mediated ... massive pulmonary embolism ... water #Shock #Classification ... #criticalcare #differential
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
and likely to embolize ... • Cannot differentiate ... absent How can we differentiate ... features that are ... Marantic #diagnosis #pathophysiology
D-dimer
Plasma D-dimer is a product of clot breakdown, released upon degradation of polymerized, crosslinked fibrin. Elevated
increase with age ... i.e. 80 yrs of age ... - Age (yrs) x 10 ... Ddimer #dimer #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... associated with HAPE are ... pupils Pulmonary Embolism ... multiple smaller emboli ... edema #causes #differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
has a bimodal age ... -95% of cases) Classification ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... lymphoma #diagnosis #classification ... #hematology #oncology