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Medium Risk Aspirin Decision Aid for Primary Cardiovascular Prevention - MEDIUM / ELEVATED risk (range low
Medium Risk Aspirin ... MEDIUM / ELEVATED risk ... #DecisionAid #PatientInfo ... MediumRisk #Moderate #HeartAttack ... #Bleeding
High Risk Aspirin Decision Aid for Primary Cardiovascular Prevention - HIGH risk (range low - elevated
High Risk Aspirin ... Prevention - HIGH risk ... #DecisionAid #PatientInfo ... #HighRisk #HeartAttack ... #Bleeding
Low Risk Aspirin Decision Aid for Primary Cardiovascular Prevention - LOW / AVERAGE risk (range low
Low Risk Aspirin ... LOW / AVERAGE risk ... #DecisionAid #PatientInfo ... #AverageRisk #HeartAttack ... #Bleeding
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
Bleeding risk calculators ... validated for VTE treatment ... of withholding anticoagulation ... Calculators #Anticoagulation ... Factors #Hematology #Diagnosis
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
patients on chronic anticoagulation ... and procedural bleeding ... with a very low bleeding ... anticoagulation ... #pharmacology #
Anticoagulant Therapy after PCI (patients with AFib)
Dual-Therapy Preferred:
 • Triple therapy = increased bleeding
risk outweighed ... risk due to use ... Periprocedural aspirin ... Triple #therapy #anticoagulation ... #PCI #pharmacology
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
50% of patients, leading ... Exercise capacity Diagnosis ... TSAT < 20% Risk ... depot iron] Treatment ... #Failure #CHF #pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Period • Breast-feeding ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... management #cardiology #treatment
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
Splenomegaly Diagnosis ... appropriate only for low risk ... patients with no CV risk ... Hydroxyurea + anticoagulation ... +/- aspirin (if
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
our vital organs leading ... with an increased risk ... criticalcare #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology