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A summary of the pharmacologic management of acute bleeding and secondary prevention of bleeds in LVAD
summary of the pharmacologic ... management of acute bleeding ... Thalidomide Danazol Anticoagulation ... #LVAD #Bleeding ... #Pharmacology #
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
Over-anticoagulation ... lead to severe bleeding ... management #algorithm #pharmacology
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
patients on chronic anticoagulation ... and procedural bleeding ... with a very low bleeding ... may not require anticoagulation ... Management #Treatment #pharmacology
Anticoagulant Therapy after PCI (patients with AFib)
Dual-Therapy Preferred:
 • Triple therapy = increased bleeding
therapy = increased bleeding ... - Bleeding ... Unclear if reduced bleeding ... Triple #therapy #anticoagulation ... #PCI #pharmacology
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
Bleeding risk calculators ... clinical benefit of anticoagulation ... with very high bleeding ... of withholding anticoagulation ... #Calculators #Anticoagulation
Anticoagulation Review. There are other bleeding risk assessment tools, but HAS-BLED is more commonly used. HTN
Anticoagulation ... There are other bleeding ... Bleeding includes ... that increase bleeding ... Purposes Only* #Anticoagulation
NICE Decision Aid to assess the risk of bleeding on anticoagulation - HAS-BLED Score 1 

#Management
assess the risk of bleeding ... on anticoagulation ... #Management #Anticoagulation
HAS-BLED Score: Estimates risk of major bleeding for patients on anticoagulation to assess risk-benefit in atrial
risk of major bleeding ... for patients on anticoagulation ... #Risk #Bleed #Anticoagulation
Lumbar Puncture Bleeding Risk

Discontinuing medications before lumbar puncture
 • Antiplatelets
 • Anticoagulants

#LP #Lumbar #Puncture #Bleeding #Risk
Lumbar Puncture Bleeding ... Lumbar #Puncture #Bleeding ... #Risk #anticoagulation
Initial Anticoagulation for Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)

#Anticoagulation #Initial #Initiation #Dosing #Venous #Thromboembolism #VTE #Pharmacology #Table #Management
Initial Anticoagulation ... Thromboembolism (VTE) #Anticoagulation ... Thromboembolism #VTE #Pharmacology