8 results
Choice of anticoagulant for treatment of pulmonary embolism
 • Malignancy - LMWH
 • To avoid parenteral
anticoagulant #selection #decisionaid ... #vte #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 ... pharmacotherapy #decisionaid ... #cardiology #hematology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
cultures • 2D Echo TTE ... • TTE nondiagnostic ... cause + Systemic anticoagulation ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Anticoagulation ... one post op Cardiology ... • <3mo since VTE
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... Serial TTE and close ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
cultures • 2D Echo TTE ... ○ TTE nondiagnostic ... cause + Systemic anticoagulation ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Complex Aortic Atheroma on Suprasternal Notch View 
Never forget the suprasternal view during standard TTE examination.

Would
during standard TTE ... aspirin on top on anticoagulation ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology