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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
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
Second degree AV Block type II (aka Mobitz II)
 • There is constant PR interval (normal
Second degree AV Block ... location of the block ... complex maybe narrow ... Second #Degree #AVBlock ... Type2 #diagnosis #cardiology
Tachyarrhythmia Framework - Differential Diagnosis
 • Narrow QRS - Regular Rhythm: Sinus tachycardia, AVNRT, Orthodromic AVRT,
Differential Diagnosis • Narrow ... tachycardia • Narrow ... w/ variable AV block ... bundle branch block ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Narrow-Complex:
 • Regular: Sinus Tachycardia, Junctional Tachycardia, Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Flutter, AVRT
Diagnosis Framework Narrow-Complex ... Flutter (w/ variable block ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #wide #narrow #
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
1st Degree Heart Block ... • Narrow & regular ... Narrow & irregular ... escape (40-60), narrow ... electrocardiogram #ecg #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
flutter - DANGER Narrow ... from SA node Narrow ... - w/ variable block ... QRS - DANGER Narrow ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Table - Wide vs Narrow ... Regular Rhythm - Narrow ... AFIutter + variable block ... #Table #Wide #Narrow ... Irregular #causes #cardiology
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
complex maybe narrow ... • During sinus ... may be wide or narrow ... atrioventricular #blocks #AVBlock ... #cardiology #ekg
Using Stroke Windows for Detecting Ischemia on Head CT
When evaluating a CT head for possible stroke,
Using Stroke Windows ... possible stroke, narrow ... Window Width • Narrow ... Ischemia #HeadCT #Radiology