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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
T Waves: Benign Early Repolarization vs Hyperacute T Waves vs Peaked T Waves 

BER = Notching
T Wave = Tall, narrow ... #ECG #EKG #cardiology ... #Electrocardiogram
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW)
- Orthodromic AVRT: Narrow complex, most common 
- Antidromic AVRT: wide complex because goes through
Orthodromic AVRT: Narrow ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

Here’s a great ECG case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with palpitations

Her heart
Is it wide or narrow ... complexes are clearly narrow ... Tachycardia #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology #EKG
Second degree AV Block type II (aka Mobitz II)
 • There is constant PR interval (normal
complex maybe narrow ... Type2 #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
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
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - EKG Characteristics
Typical EKG findings may include:
 • Deep and narrow Q waves
include: • Deep and narrow ... ecg #clinical #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
flutter - DANGER Narrow ... from SA node Narrow ... QRS - DANGER Narrow ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Narrow & regular ... Narrow & irregular ... escape (40-60), narrow ... Diagnosis #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology