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Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
lead to severe bleeding ... under-coagulation can ... #management #algorithm ... #pharmacology # ... #medications #table
Peritoneal Dialysis vs Hemodialysis - Advantages and Disadvantages 
Peritoneal Dialysis:
 • Access: Abdominal wall insertion of
Previous abdominal surgery ... every 6 hours (CAPD ... be offered (e.g ... Complications: Bleeding ... Hemodialysis #comparison #table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... Stable patients ... - what is the bleeding
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
Bleeding Risk for ... pacemaker insertion or internal ... (e.g. ... polypectomy) #Bleeding ... Perioperative #Procedures #Table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... causing hypovolemia needing ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
dissociation rate, leading ... margin of safety in pharmacology ... arrhythmia from QT interval ... the sublingual tablet ... #Pharmacology #
Laparoscopic Instruments - Common Surgical Instruments
Many instruments are similar to those used in open surgery, adapted
those used in open surgery ... Source: Fiber optic cable ... Caution around internal ... multiple sizes, e.g ... #Laparoscopy #surgery
Intraoperative Cardiac Free Wall Rupture
Free wall rupture...yes we can save them
Following a syncope event, a 72-y
rupture...yes we can ... brought to the ER, stable ... cardiac diseases, ECG ... Once no bleeding ... cardiothoracic #surgery