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Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
incidental DVT or PE in cancer ... thrombosis in cancer ... at high risk of bleeding ... §Assess drug-drug ... #Management #Hematology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Congenital - Rare ... • Drugs (e.g. ... #Causes #Hematology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
response to the drug ... lead to severe bleeding ... #management #algorithm ... #pharmacology # ... decisionaid #cardiology #hematology
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
• Consistent bleeding ... severity Treatment - Acute ... multidisciplinary care ... hemophilia treatment center ... Management #treatment #hematology
(DOAC interactions) Cancer-treatment specific inducers (↑) and inhibitors (↓)
of cytochrome p450 CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein.

DOACs are substrates
interactions) Cancer-treatment ... DOACs thereby leading ... metabolization leading ... Chemotherapy #Oncology #Hematology ... Interactions #Table #Pharmacology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, APML, CLL Acute ... , infection RARE ... lymphoid organs When Cancer ... Cells are in the ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Sweet Syndrome Acute ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... cancer such as ... - Drug induced ... Syndrome #diagnosis #dermatology
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
associated with cancers ... children with acute ... multiforme • Acute ... malignancies, and drugs ... differential #diagnosis #dermatology
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
current treatment algorithm ... From Blood Cancer ... clonal evolution to acute ... an infection or bleeding ... #algorithm #hematology