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NICE Decision Aid to assess the risk of bleeding on anticoagulation - HAS-BLED Score 1 

#Management
of bleeding on anticoagulation ... #Management #Anticoagulation ... #DecisionAid #HASBLED
HAS-BLED Score: Estimates risk of major bleeding for patients on anticoagulation to assess risk-benefit in atrial
for patients on anticoagulation ... #Diagnosis #HASBLED ... #Risk #Bleed #Anticoagulation
LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN (LMWH) DOSING RECOMMENDATIONS (Enoxaparin and Dalteparin):
 - VTE PROPHYLAXIS
 - VTE TREATMENT
WEIGHT HEPARIN (LMWH ... BRIDGE THERAPY #LMWH ... #Dosing #Anticoagulation
Stroke and bleeding risk stratification with the CHADS2-VASc and HAS-BLED schemas

#Diagnosis #Hematology #CHADS2 #CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison
CHADS2 #CHADS2VASc #HASBLED ... Stroke #Bleed #Anticoagulation
Anticoagulant specific factor inhibition. 

#anticoagulation #clotting #INR #heparin #LMWH #NOAC #warfarin #coumadin #rivaroxaban  #Xarelto #apixaban
#anticoagulation ... #INR #heparin #LMWH
Low-dose aspirin and low-molecular-weight heparin in lupus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) pregnancy

• No previous history of
low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH ... Aspirin + preventive LMWH ... Aspirin ± preventive LMWH ... Aspirin ± preventive LMWH ... pregnancy #Obstetrics #Anticoagulation
Choice of anticoagulant for treatment of pulmonary embolism
 • Malignancy - LMWH
 • To avoid parenteral
• Malignancy - LMWH ... coagulopathy - LMWH ... • Pregnancy - LMWH ... decisionaid #vte #anticoagulation
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
clinical benefit of anticoagulation ... of withholding anticoagulation ... bleeding risk #HASBLED ... #Calculators #Anticoagulation
Heparin - Unfractionated Heparin (UFH) vs Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin (LMWH)
UFH:
 • Advantages: 
    -
Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin (LMWH ... clearance - Anticoagulation ... thrombocytopenia LMWH ... monitoring Of anticoagulation ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #UFH #LMWH
Anticoagulants Common Reversal Agents
 - Warfarin (Coumadin) → Vitamin K (Phytonadione), 4-factor PCC (Kcentra)
 - Heparin/LMWH
Kcentra) - Heparin/LMWH ... PCC (Kcentra) #anticoagulation