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Cool echo - RV strain, McConnell sign, and CLOT IN TRANSIT!! BP is normal and pt
McConnell sign, and CLOT ... is normal and pt ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... Sign #Pulmonary #Embolism ... #Thrombus #Clots
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Etiology: • Direct: Clot ... (LV thrombus, LAA ... Thrombus), Valve ... (Vegetation, Thrombus ... - Most Common Cause
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
Causes of Arterial ... PFO: paradoxical emboli ... artery aneurysm: Causes ... arterial clot, ... #hematology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Thrombus or ... - Aortic mural thrombus ... considered in all cases ... coagulation and other causes ... pathophysiology #hematology
ISTH Scoring System for Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
Platelet count:
 • Expected: Low (or normal)
 • Elevation
• Elevation in thrombin ... platelet aggregation PT ... using INR use PT ... to form clots, ... Scoring #diagnosis #hematology
This 24M presented with acute onset CP/SOB, hypoxia, HR 150s. What's the diagnosis? Treatment options? Hint:
Thrombus in transit ... Pt had extensive ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... PulmonaryEmbolism #Thrombus ... #Clots #InTransit
How to Evaluate an Abnormal APTT
Step 1: Is the PT or APTT Artifactually Prolonged?
Step 2: Is
Step 1: Is the PT ... Heparin, or Direct Thrombin ... Prolonging the PT ... to identify the cause ... prolonged #diagnosis #hematology
The coagulation cascade is shown, separated into different phases with their endogenous and pharmacological inhibitors shown.
FVa to generate thrombin ... Thrombin, then primes ... large amounts of thrombin ... #clot #PT #PTT ... diagnosis #models #hematology
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
for a Prolonged PT ... and aPTT If the PT ... Causes include : ... drugs (e.g. direct thrombin ... #differential #hematology
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Causes of Abnormal ... Pre-analytical cause ... drugs e.g. direct thrombin ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes ... #differential #hematology