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Stroke and bleeding risk stratification with the CHADS2-VASc and HAS-BLED schemas

#Diagnosis #Hematology #CHADS2 #CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison
#Diagnosis #Hematology ... CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison ... #Score #Risk #Stroke ... #Bleed #Anticoagulation
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores ... bleed risk on anticoagulation ... CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison ... #Score #Risk #Stroke ... AFib #Diagnosis #Hematology
4T Score for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

Interpretation of the 4T score:
0-3 points:  Low probability (<<1%)
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4T Score for Heparin-Induced ... Interpretation of the 4T score ... Consider therapeutic anticoagulation ... Initiate therapeutic anticoagulation ... Diagnosis #Criteria #Hematology
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 #Scores ... #Calculators #Anticoagulation ... #Factors #Hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Lymphocytes - T or B lineage ... ALL is of B-cell lineage ... activity • ↓ LAP Score ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
megakaryocyte lineage ... Hydroxyurea + anticoagulation ... Thrombocythemia #ET #hematology ... diagnosis #management #hematology