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Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... Vascular imaging → Test ... - No other workup ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... hematology #diagnosis #algorithm
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
FUO) - Further Workup ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... Test for the respective ... smear • Signs of VTE ... UnknownOrigin #workup
Amyloidosis - Workup and Diagnostic Algorithm
 • Serum Immunofixation and Serum Free Light Chains
 • Biopsy
Amyloidosis - Workup ... and Diagnostic Algorithm ... Red Diagnostic tests ... marrow biopsy • Echocardiogram ... #Amyloidosis #Workup
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
radiation, and should ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Radiology ... #VTE #PulmonaryEmbolism ... PE #Pregnancy #Workup
Streptococcus Bacteremia - Indications for Echocardiogram
1) Identify the streptococci:
  - Low-risk streptococci: S. intermedius, S.
Indications for Echocardiogram ... #Indications #Echocardiogram ... #TTE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #algorithm
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... transthoracic echocardiogram ... to workup right-heart ... diastolic septal shudder ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
possible diagnostic algorithm ... OBGyn #Obstetrics #Radiology ... PulmonaryEmbolism #VTE ... #Pregnancy #Workup ... #Imaging #Algorithm
Clot in Transit on POCUS Echocardiogram

Not something you ever want to see! How much should clot
Transit on POCUS Echocardiogram ... How much should ... ClotInTransit #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... clinical #s4c #cardiology ... #thrombus #VTE
Figure. An approach to the diagnostic use of echocardiography (echo). Rx indicates prescription; TEE, transesophageal
echocardiography; and
echocardiography; and TTE ... dysfunction (see text ... Transesophageal #Echocardiogram ... #TTE #TEE #Algorithm
SPONT - Spontaneous Breathing = Pressure Support Ventilation Summary
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Pressure Support (PS)
do some of the work ... means the patient ↑work ... support. 0/6 = CPAP Best ... - Should be awake ... pull consistent Vt