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

#Diagnosis #Hematology #CHADS2 #CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison
Stroke and bleeding ... HAS-BLED schemas #Diagnosis ... HASBLED #Comparison #Score ... Bleed #Anticoagulation ... #AFib
HAS-BLED Score: Estimates risk of major bleeding for patients on anticoagulation to assess risk-benefit in atrial
HAS-BLED Score: ... risk of major bleeding ... #Diagnosis #HASBLED ... #Anticoagulation ... #AFib
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,
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores ... bleed risk on anticoagulation ... 1 B Bleeding ... Bleed #Anticoagulation ... #AFib #Diagnosis
HAS-BLED Score - Risk of Major Bleeding in 1 Year
Characteristics (1 point each)
 • Hypertension: Baseline
HAS-BLED Score - ... Risk of Major Bleeding ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #HASBLED #Score ... #anticoagulation ... #diagnosis #stratification
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
CHADSVASc Score ... A higher total score ... decisions regarding anticoagulation ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #CHADS2VASc #Diagnosis
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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: • Clinical diagnosis ... of ischemic stroke ... Active internal bleeding ... • Therapeutic anticoagulation ... #cva #management
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
(core, penumbra ... +/- TEE (high Afib ... v Holter (r/o Afib ... #stroke #workup ... #diagnosis #checklist
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
b) CHF c) CVA ... Anticoagulation ... - what is the bleeding ... • <6mo since stroke ... stratification #diagnosis