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Reduced DOAC Dosing for Atrial Fibrillation 

#DOAC #Reduced #Dosing #Reduction #Dose #Anticoagulation #Pharmacology #AFib #Renal #CKD
Reduced DOAC Dosing ... DOAC #Reduced #Dosing ... Reduction #Dose #Anticoagulation ... #Pharmacology # ... AFib #Renal #CKD
DOAC: Cheat Sheet - Atrial Fibrillation, VTE Prophylaxis, VTE and Renal Dosing

Renal Dosing:
Apixaban (25% renal clearance):
VTE and Renal Dosing ... Renal Dosing ... AFib: CrCl 15-50 ... OralAnticoagulant #Anticoagulation ... #Hematology #Pharmacology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Fibrillation (A-Fib ... control with early Afib ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... Mechanical heart valve ... #Fibrillation #AFib
Point of Care Transesophageal Echocardiogram during Cardiac Arrest

POC-TEE in cardiac arrest: Instant recognition of shockable rhythm
Echocardiogram during ... shockable rhythm during ... clinical #ultrasound #pocus ... transesophageal #vfib
Antiplatelet Medications - Summary Table

Aspirin - Inhibits cyclooxygenase, preventing formation of thromboxane A2
 • Acute coronary
inhibitor and anticoagulation ... Alternative to anticoagulation ... in a-fib P2Y12 ... with aspirin and anticoagulation ... Summary #Table #Pharmacology
Leg Hematoma (secondary to anticoagulation) on POCUS

An 80yo with h/o afib presents with distal leg pain
(secondary to anticoagulation ... ) on POCUS An ... 80yo with h/o afib ... Leg #Hematoma #Anticoagulation ... #POCUS #Clinical
VFib arrest. Just after CPR is held, valves still move a bit, but there is no
VFib arrest. ... after CPR is held, valves ... jchristianfox #VFib ... VentricularFibrillation #POCUS
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
Using IV heroin ... mobile mitral valve ... consistent with a vegetation ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #MitralValve #Vegetation
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
you can see the vegetation ... moving independently ... from the valve ... #Tricuspid #Valve ... echocardiogram #ultrasound #POCUS
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Fibrillation on POCUS ... POCUS shows dilated ... & poor mitral valve ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram