Ravi Singh K @rav7ks
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Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Thrombosis vs Arterial ... Fat Emboli ARTERIAL ... THROMBOSIS Arterial ... in all cases of arterial ... pathophysiology #hematology
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
Causes of Arterial ... aneurysm: Causes arterial ... - TMA: TTP - Arterial ... , HUS, DIC #Arterial ... Diagnosis #clots #hematology
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) - Summary Framework

Hematologic disorder characterized by the presence of either
Monoclonal Gammopathy ... abnormal intact monoclonal ... : • Serum IgM monoclonal ... MGUS: • Serum monoclonal ... #Significance #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
- Idiopathic monoclonal ... malignancy (CLL) - Monoclonal ... Differential Diagnosis Monoclonal ... Such As: • IgM monoclonal ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Can Feature A Monoclonal ... Amyloidosis and monoclonal ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Monoclonal #Differential
Pustular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What are pustules?
• Pustules < 5-10 mm + pus
• Material
10 mm + pus • Material ... neutrophils) • Pus --> bacterial ... Bacterial folliculitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
- Think about bacterial ... infections (bacterial ... Septic joint (bacterial ... you can also get bacterial ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
gangrenosum • Bacterial ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Vascular Disease: Arterial ... refractory disease : monoclonal
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
including retinal arterial ... to medium-sized arteries ... #rheumatology #hematology