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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 risk ... CHADS2-VASc and HAS-BLED ... #Diagnosis #Hematology ... #Stroke #Bleed ... Anticoagulation #AFib
Upper GI Bleed Management Checklist
 - Recognition
 - Resuscitation 
 - Risk Assessment
 - Rx
 -
Upper GI Bleed Management ... Resuscitation - Risk ... drkeithsiau #Upper #GIBleed ... #UGIB #Management ... #Checklist #gastroenterology
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,
and bleed risk ... hypertension 1 A Abnormal ... #Stroke #Bleed ... Anticoagulation #AFib ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Acute Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding
Pre-Endoscopy Management:
 • Hemodynamic resuscitation
 • No routine NG tube
 • Risk
Pre-Endoscopy Management ... routine NG tube • Risk ... • Rescope if bleed ... NonVariceal #Upper #GIBleed ... #management #gastroenterology
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
esophageal variceal bleed ... without increased risk ... Bleeding #varices #management ... ebm #evidence #gastroenterology