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Direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for VTE treatment and prevention - Comparison Table

#DOAC #Anticoagulants #Anticoagulation #VTE #Management
anticoagulants (DOACs ... #DOAC #Anticoagulants ... Anticoagulation #VTE #Management ... #Pharmacology # ... Comparison #Table
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
Perioperative Management ... per treatment table ... Therapy • Low Bleed-Risk ... Perioperative #Management ... #Treatment #pharmacology
Oral Anticoagulation Management Cheat Sheet: Warfarin, Apixaban, Dabigatran, Rivaroxaban
 - Mechanism of Action
 - Routine Blood
Anticoagulation Management ... Anticoagulant #DOAC ... #Management #Table ... #Pharmacology #
Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Upper GI Bleed - ... Management Algorithm ... UGIB #GIBleed #Differential ... #Diagnosis #management ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Summary table of the mechanism of action, side effect and contraindications of commonly used anti-coagulation drugs.
Summary table of ... anticoagulation #pharmacology ... #medications #doac ... #comparison #table ... #management #drugs
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Lower GI Bleed - ... Management Algorithm ... ) vs Stable Patient ... LGIB #GIBleed #management ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
for Workup of GI Bleed ... non-therapeutic, massive bleed ... MatthewHoMD #GI #Bleed ... #GIBleed #management ... #gastroenterology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Diagnosis and Management ... • Should be on differential ... may be herald bleed ... Typical "herald bleed ... Management: SURGERY
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Pathophysiology ICH Management ... Coagulopathy • DOACs ... potential expansion of bleed ... water leaves brain cells ... #neurosurgery #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Management during ... Avoid Warfarin and DOAC ... Management during ... Delivery • Stable