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Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Differential Diagnosis ... PT and the aPTT ... affected in the intrinsic ... drugs (e.g. direct thrombin ... #Causes #diagnosis
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
PT and/or aPTT ... Congenital intrinsic ... drugs e.g. direct thrombin ... #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
, LAA Thrombus), ... Angiography or Cardiac ... - Most Common Cause ... PFO, ASD, h/o of cardiac ... #diagnosis #differential
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Thrombosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Cardiac: ... coagulation and other causes ... #diagnosis #vascular
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
life-threatening causes ... • Pulmonary embolism ... • Cardiac tamponade ... , LET, lipase, PT ... . aPTT • Serial
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
of Hemostasis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... pathway to the intrinsic ... discern these causes ... warfarin, direct thrombin
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
: • New cardiac ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Cause Injury By ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Treat underlying cause
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Treat underlying cause ... #Endocarditis #Differential
This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who was transferred in profound
Her working diagnoses ... Clinical #POCUS #Cardiac ... #A4C #MassivePE ... #Embolism #Thrombus ... #Clots #InTransit
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
Causes of Renal ... Infarction - Differential ... Diagnosis Thrombosis ... • Cardiac source ... infarction with mural thrombi