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Oral anticoagulant dosing and bridging for VTE

- Dr. Joseph Shatzel @Clotmaster 

#VTE #DOAC #Bridging #Dosing #Oral
Oral anticoagulant ... for VTE - Dr. ... #Anticoagulation ... #Dabigatran #Apixaban ... #Rivaroxaban #Edoxaban
Effect of Anticoagulants on Coagulation Tests
PT / INR, aPTT, Anti-Xa Activity, Activated Clotting Time, Thrombin Time,
Clotting Time Warfarin ... Fondaparinux Rivaroxaban ... Apixaban, Edoxaban ... #Tests #Anticoagulation ... #Testing #Diagnosis
Xa Inhibitors - Apixaban and Rivaroxaban 
Oral Xa inhibitors are recommended by CHEST as first-line for
patients with VTE ... Fibrillation requiring anticoagulation ... indications and edoxaban ... patients with normal ... #Rivaroxaban #Dosing
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
patients on chronic anticoagulation ... For patients on warfarin ... clearance (calculated using ... inhibitor) • Apixaban ... , Edoxaban, Rivaroxaban
The coagulation cascade is shown, separated into different phases with their endogenous and pharmacological inhibitors shown.
clot #PT #PTT #diagnosis ... #anticoagulant ... #Warfarin #Dabigatran ... thrombin #inhibitor #Apixaban ... #Rivaroxaban #Edoxaban
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Causes of Abnormal ... Xa inhibitors - Rivaroxaban ... , apixaban, edoxaban ... heparin - Other anticoagulants ... #diagnosis #differential
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Xa inhibitors (rivaroxaban ... , apixaban, edoxaban ... 3.0 • Absolute warfarin ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... /MRA • Avoid Warfarin ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... #management #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Elevation - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... voltage Other Causes ... #diagnosis #cardiology