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Atrial Fibrillation - Decision Aid - Anti-coagulation and Risk for Stroke - CHADS2VASc Score 5

#Management #Atrial
Atrial Fibrillation ... #Management #Atrial ... Fibrillation #AFib #Anticoagulation ... #DecisionAid #CHADS2VASc
Atrial Fibrillation - Anticoagulation

Infographic by Dr. Pouria Rezapour @prezapour 

#Atrial #Fibrillation #Anticoagulation #Management #Emergency #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation ... - Anticoagulation ... @prezapour #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #Anticoagulation ... Management #Emergency #Cardiology
Newly diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation - Cardioversion and Anticoagulation Algorithm

Matthew Ho, MD PhD @MatthewHoMD

#Atrial #Fibrillation #Cardioversion #Anticoagulation
Newly diagnosed Atrial ... Cardioversion and Anticoagulation ... MatthewHoMD #Atrial ... Cardioversion #Anticoagulation ... Algorithm #management #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation - Management Principles

1) TREAT ANY IDENTIFIED PRECIPTANT(S) 
2) RATE OR RHYTHM CONTROL 
3) ANTICOAGULATION
Atrial Fibrillation ... RHYTHM CONTROL 3) ANTICOAGULATION ... #Atrial #Fibrillation ... Management #Emergency #Cardiology
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial ... validated for VTE treatment ... prophylaxis and atrial ... of withholding anticoagulation ... #Calculators #Anticoagulation
Anticoagulation Review. There are other bleeding risk assessment tools, but HAS-BLED is more commonly used. HTN
Anticoagulation ... Purposes Only* #Anticoagulation ... Tool #Assessment #Cardiology ... #SideEffects #Symptoms
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
Over-anticoagulation ... #pharmacology #treatment ... pharmacotherapy #decisionaid ... #cardiology #hematology
Specific considerations for the elderly undergoing steroid treatment
Corticosteroid Adverse Effects - More frequent and/or severe among
undergoing steroid treatment ... Atherosclerotic diseases, atrial ... Dermatoporosis, acne, striae ... AdverseEffects #SideEffects
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... Anticoagulation ... #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #Cardiology #Management
Choice of anticoagulant for treatment of pulmonary embolism
 • Malignancy - LMWH
 • To avoid parenteral
anticoagulant for treatment ... anticoagulant #selection #decisionaid ... #vte #anticoagulation