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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 ... Bleeding history/anemia ... #Anticoagulation ... #AFib #Diagnosis
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
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
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach to Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Loss • Acute Bleed ... Smear • Chronic Bleed ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Iron Deficiency Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... , GU bleed, Gyn ... Iron #Deficiency #Anemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Acute Bleed ... #Normocytic #Anemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
calculators - HAS-BLED ... clinical benefit of anticoagulation ... of withholding anticoagulation ... #Calculators #Anticoagulation ... Factors #Hematology #Diagnosis
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
particular degree of anemia ... Index < 2: • Anemia ... failure: Aplastic anemia ... loss: Trauma, Gl bleed ... #differential #diagnosis
MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic for Altered Mental Status (Delirium)
 - Metabolic (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia)
 - Oxygen (hypoxia)
Vascular (MI, Bleed ... - Trauma - Uremia ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Blood Loss, Occult Bleed ... TlBC > 18% • Anemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis