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Stroke and bleeding risk stratification with the CHADS2-VASc and HAS-BLED schemas

#Diagnosis #Hematology #CHADS2 #CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison
HAS-BLED schemas #Diagnosis ... #Hematology #CHADS2 ... Anticoagulation #AFib
Learning about thromboelastography (TEG).
- Tom Fadial
@thame

#Diagnosis #Hematology #Coagulation #Pharmacology #Thromboelastogram #TEG #Interpretation #Thromboelastography #Laboratory
Fadial @thame #Diagnosis ... #Hematology #Coagulation ... #Pharmacology #
TEG INTERPRETATION MADE EASY WITH WINE GLASSES

#Diagnosis #Pharmacology #Hematology #Coagulation #Thromboelastogram #TEG #Interpretation #WineGlasses #Mnemonic
WINE GLASSES #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology # ... Hematology #Coagulation
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 
Clinical:
 • Gingival 
 • Menorrhagia 
 • GI bleeding 
 • Intracranial
Thrombocytopenia #Diagnosis ... #Overview #Hematology
DOAC: Cheat Sheet - Atrial Fibrillation, VTE Prophylaxis, VTE and Renal Dosing

Renal Dosing:
Apixaban (25% renal clearance):
AFib: CrCl 15-50 ... Anticoagulation #Hematology ... #Pharmacology #
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
PET-CT Imaging (→ Diagnostic ... treatment and relapse ... 0.6 mg/kg/day) - Relapse ... Related #Disease #diagnosis ... workup #treatment #rheumatology
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
Anticoagulation #AFib ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Equina Syndrome Overview ... disc herniation, prolapse ... post surgical • prolapse ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Arthritis Summary Overview ... • Ultrasound Diagnosis ... : CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS ... Rheumatoid #Arthritis #diagnosis ... #management #rheumatology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... treatment and relapse ... pathophysiology #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #NonHodgkin