Benign Hematology   

Does the absence of anemia change your management? Is there a preferred formulation for restless leg syndrome?

The patient takes frequent flights for their job, with no prior history of VTE, and has already been taking measures for prevention including frequent...

Provoked or unprovoked VTE: Do you use D-Dimer (or even repeat imaging to reassess residual clot) in any capacity to guide anticoagulation duration? E...

No evidence of VTE on multiple scans. On Crizanlizumab but not tolerant of hydroxyurea. The patient is admitted frequently for VOCs with acute on chro...

For example, would you consider this method in an ESRD/HD patient with antiphospholipid syndrome who had a major bleed requiring reversal of warfarin ...

What is your preferred anticoagulation in patients with BMI >50?

Assume thrombolytics are not indicated. Do you favor early DOAC transition after 24-48 hours of heparin gtt or do you favor LMWH for 10-14 days follow...

Is it different than early mobility that we always encourage?

Common thought is that FVIII may be used for differentiating coagulopathy in liver disease (normal to increased, from reduced clearance of VWF/FVIII) ...

E.g. low dose DOAC

(Normal oxygenation and echo)

Repeat ultrasounds for DVT to establish new baselines seem to be common practice. Does this also extend to chest imagine for PE?

If there are a low-risk patients who can be monitored, how would you do so? If unprovoked, would you consider stopping anticoagulation?