Rudolf the red nosed physician
Wrote a very cool triad
And if you ever saw it
you would even say ‘Egad!’

All of the other physicians
used to laugh and call him dumb
They never let poor Rudolf 
join in the MDT fun

Then one foggy clinic day
a patient came to say
 “Rudolf with your triad so smart
won’t you describe to me the pathophysiology of clotting in a way that both makes sense and fits inside the metre of this children's song”

But he couldn’t, so welcome back to our next batch of episodes on the pod as we tackle the wonderful world of venous thromboembolism. How do I ask a patient about clots? Is a provoked thromboembolism when you call it names? Join Nick, Cale and Bashar jumping into the wild world of clots...

TIMESTAMPS

0:58 - Episode Intro
2:51 - Crafting a Clot Redux - Haemostasis
7:21 - Turbo Coag Cascade
8:34 - Thrombosis History
12:17 - Why we bother with history
16:39 - Risk factors for VTE
21:41 - Major vs Minor risk factors
23:54 - Thinking about risk factors
26:04 - The Thrombosis History
32:53 - Management Overview
37:40 - Summary and Takehomes

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