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Approach to suspected Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)

 • Suspected HIT Algorithm
 • "4 T's" clinical probability score:
HIT Algorithm ... • "4 T's" clinical ... #HIT #hematology ... #diagnosis #4Ts ... #algorithm
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
(HIT) - Diagnosis ... 5-10d, venous (DVT ... /PE) or arterial ... thrombosis, skin ... #Treatment #Hematology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Hematological: - HIT ... Testosterone - Coumadin skin ... atherosclerotic lesions ... Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia ... pathophysiology #hematology
Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
based primarily on clinical ... Estimates of the clinical ... #Hematology #HIT ... Heparin #Induced #Thrombocytopenia ... #Algorithm
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Differential Diagnosis ... purple, hemorrhagic skin ... lesions that result ... necrosis) • VIT ... #hematology #rheumatology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... Sjögrens (15%) Skin ... Leucopenia/lymphopenia, Thrombocytopenia ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Fluid-filled Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm.  Pustule: 1) Pustules more commonly suggest an infectious process (bacterial,
Algorithm. ... infectious process (bacterial ... Vesiculobullous lesions ... proteins in the skin ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pinpoint ... hemostasis: - Thrombocytopenia ... ITP - APLS - HIT ... cryoglobulins • Skin
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Vascular Disease: Arterial ... Venous disease (SVC ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
vasculitis - Skin ... test Most Common Clinical ... Wide variety of skin ... venous thromboses, arterial ... #criteria #rheumatology