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DOAC: Cheat Sheet - Atrial Fibrillation, VTE Prophylaxis, VTE and Renal Dosing

Renal Dosing:
Apixaban (25% renal clearance):
DOAC: Cheat Sheet ... VTE and Renal Dosing ... Renal Dosing ... Apixaban (25% renal clearance ... @Bloodman #DOAC
Best practice recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of adult patients experiencing traumatic brain injury during
recommendations for the diagnosis ... traumatic brain injury during ... Brain #Injury #NOAC ... #DOAC #Management
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
Management of DOACs ... anticoagulants (DOACs ... recent creatinine clearance ... (calculated using ... postoperative #DOAC
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) - ICU One Pager Summary
Indications (AIEOU):
 • A: Acidosis (usually severe metabolic)
enable greater clearance ... provides almost no clearance ... Provides convective clearance ... Provides diffusive clearance ... High clearance achieved
Black and Bloody Stools - Melena and Hematochezia
Melena - Refers to passage of black, tarry (sticky
Black and Bloody ... Occult blood tests ... least 60 mL of blood ... during the birth ... #Hematochezia #Diagnosis
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Manage Blood Pressure ... increase cerebral blood ... sedation • During ... Coagulopathy • DOACs ... osmolarity of blood
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
first two days during ... our reasoning during ... of unnecessary diagnostic ... During Hospitalization ... #differential #diagnosis
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
characterized by recurring blood ... phospholipids • Blood ... patients to be diagnosed ... target to 3-4 • DOACs ... Syndrome #APS #diagnosis
Clinical Features and Complications of β-thalassaemia Major
 - Pallor
 - Jaundice
 - Bossing of the skull
- Jaundice - Bossing ... Need for repeated blood ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
= (Retic %) x (Hct ... the peripheral blood ... including chronic blood ... > 3: • Acute blood ... #differential #diagnosis