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

#Diagnosis #Hematology #CHADS2 #CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison
CHADS2-VASc and HAS-BLED ... schemas #Diagnosis ... Hematology #CHADS2 #CHADS2VASc ... #Risk #Stroke #Bleed ... #Anticoagulation
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 ... risk on anticoagulation ... ) 1 #CHADS2 #CHADS2VASc ... #Anticoagulation ... #AFib #Diagnosis
Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation - CHA2DS2-VASc

I always tell my students, one of the first thing you
fibrillation in clinic ... practice, CHEST and ACC ... factor, while ACC ... AtrialFibrillation #AFib #CHADSVASC ... #CHADS2VASC #Score
HAS-BLED Score: Estimates risk of major bleeding for patients on anticoagulation to assess risk-benefit in atrial
HAS-BLED Score: ... for patients on anticoagulation ... #Diagnosis #HASBLED ... #Score #Risk #Bleed ... #Anticoagulation
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
calculators - HAS-BLED ... studies suggest net clinical ... benefit of anticoagulation ... of withholding anticoagulation ... Factors #Hematology #Diagnosis
"Spontaneous" hemopericardium in an elderly anticoagulated patient.

- Dr. Gonzalo Garcia-Casasola @CasasolaGarcia

#hemopericardium #Spontaneous #Anticoagulated #Anticoagulation #Clinical #POCUS
Anticoagulated #Anticoagulation ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #S4C #PericardialEffusion
HAS-BLED Score - Risk of Major Bleeding in 1 Year
Characteristics (1 point each)
 • Hypertension: Baseline
HAS-BLED Score - ... Risk #Bleeding #anticoagulation ... #diagnosis #stratification
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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Dehydration, GI Bleed ... lymphocyte count = ALC ... at 48 hours • ALC ... prognosis • ALC ... Injury #Toxicity #diagnosis
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
at least: • 1 clinical ... patients to be diagnosed ... presence of 1 clinical ... Guidelines): • Anticoagulation ... #management #anticoagulation
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
- Differential Diagnosis ... - RBC casts → Diagnostic ... induced bleeding • Anticoagulation ... Pseudohematuria: • GI bleed ... #Differential #Diagnosis