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Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
invasive or surgical procedure ... per treatment table ... patient-specific and procedural ... bleeding risk ✔ Procedures
Vascular Interventional Radiology Cheat Sheet

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Vascular #Interventional #Radiology #CheatSheet #Differential #Diagnosis #Interventions #Diseases #procedures
Radiology #CheatSheet #Differential ... Interventions #Diseases #procedures
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
Invasive/Surgical Procedures ... endodontic (root canal) procedure ... • Dermatologic procedures ... ) • Selected procedures ... #Table #Stratification
Thresholds for Transfusion of Platelets in Adults
Major surgery or invasive procedure, no active bleeding - 
≤
surgery or invasive procedure ... 100 (rarely) Stable ... nonbleeding - < 10 Stable ... undergoing invasive procedure
"Appropriate patient positioning for lumbar puncture and location of the L4/L5 intercostal space"-McMaster Textbook of Internal
the examination table ... perpendicular to the table ... The procedure can ... #Procedure #LumbarPuncture
Ultrasound guided arthrocentesis (knee) with a resident.  Same principles apply for all ultrasound guided procedures.
ultrasound guided procedures ... tip for a safe procedure ... Arthrocentesis #POCUS
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Adhikari's Image of the Wk: Portal vein gas! Can be an ominous
Venous Gas on POCUS ... diagnostic/therapeutic procedures ... Portal #VenousGas #POCUS
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
several radiological procedures ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Lister's tubercle aka dorsal tubercle of the distal end of the radius.  It's a bony
various clinical procedures ... ExtensorPollicisLongus #Diagnosis #POCUS
Oral anti-hypertensives with relative fast onset of action (Hypertensive Emergency)

The key concern with oral antihypertensive agents
medications (e.g. procedural ... #Pharmacology #Table