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Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
response to the drug ... #pharmacology # ... treatment #medications ... decisionaid #cardiology #hematology ... #warfarin #dosing
Xa Inhibitors - Apixaban and Rivaroxaban 
Oral Xa inhibitors are recommended by CHEST as first-line for
patients with VTE treatment ... Although there are 4 drugs ... approved for these indications ... patients with normal ... #Pharmacology
Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis Treatment or Prevention 

Bisphosphonates are common medications used in the treatment and prevention
for Osteoporosis Treatment ... Bisphosphonates are common medications ... There are 4 drugs ... is to take the oral ... Schedule #Frequency #Pharmacology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... INDICATIONS FOR ... asthma, allergy, drug ... glucocorticoid treatment ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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IDSA - Clinical ... Individualized Treatment ... MDRTB #management #Treatment ... antimicrobials #regimens #pharmacology ... #dosing #idsa #
Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
Treatment algorithm ... §Assess drug-drug ... bleeding risk during ... DOAC, direct oral ... Anticoagulation #Management #Hematology
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
stratification algorithm ... for the treatment ... for appropriate dosing ... Malignancy #Cancer #Algorithm ... Anticoagulation #Management #Hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
- Cytotoxic drugs ... - Antithyroid medications ... syndrome (MDS) (normal ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... Anemia #oncology #hematology
Drug Induced Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
> 100 drugs have been associated with drug-induced SLE
High risk (>5%):
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Drug Induced Systemic ... for 1 year of treatment ... Erythematosus #medications ... #drugs #pharmacology ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
sedimentation rate + Normal ... extremities Drug ... • Antihistone: Drug ... activation and/or medications ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology