Episode 72 - How low can you go? | Thrombosis & Thrombocytopenia with Dr Sara Ng

Sometimes something comes along that puts a chill down the spine of every doctor. Any conversation that starts with "Oh hey do you remember that patient you saw...?". Mystery meat day in the cafeteria. Dealing with hospital executives. For these times in life you need a guide. Today we'll be covering one of those spine-chilling clinical scenarios with our very apt guide consultant haematologist Dr Sara Ng. Over forty minutes Sara will un-chill your spine with her practical approach to managing thrombosis when there just aren't that many platelets to go around, as well as talking about conditions where clots and thrombocytopenia are intimately linked.Timestamps: 2:11 - Introducing Dr Sara Ng7:18 - Case 1: Acute PE and Thrombocytopenia14:55 - Case 1.5: Subacute PE and Thrombocytopenia18:20 - Case 2: Line Thrombus during Chemotherapy22:09 - Thrombosis in ITP26:15 - Oh no a STEMI27:44 - Two sides of the same coin31:58 - How 2 4T Score - HITS35:15 - Other PF4 Antibodies38:33 - Wrap up & TakehomesSupport the showCheck out show notes, additional references and (sometimes) extra content at www.bloodyminded.com.au