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Coagulation Cascade and Anticoagulant Sites of Action

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc https://twitter.com/AmyChung

#AntiCoagulation #Cascade #Anticoagulants #Medications #Pharmacology
twitter.com/AmyChung #AntiCoagulation ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... Mechanisms #DOAC #Hematology
Oral anticoagulant dosing and bridging for VTE

- Dr. Joseph Shatzel @Clotmaster 

#VTE #DOAC #Bridging #Dosing #Oral
Anticoagulant #Anticoagulation ... #Loading #DVT #Pharmacology ... #Hematology
Lower Extremity Venous Thrombosis - Management and Anatomy

Deep - Superficial - Active Bleeding

#LowerExtremity #Veins #Venous #Thrombosis
Venous Thrombosis - Management ... Deep #VTE #DVT #Hematology ... #Management #Anatomy ... #Anticoagulation
Upper Extremity Venous Thrombosis - Management and Anatomy

Deep - Superficial - Catheter Associated

#UpperExtremity #Veins #Venous #Thrombosis
Venous Thrombosis - Management ... Deep #VTE #DVT #Hematology ... #Management #Anatomy ... #Anticoagulation
Switching Between Anticoagulants and DOACs
VKA, Dabigatran, Rivaroxaban, Apixaban, Edoxaban, Betrixaban, DOAC, Parenteral anticoagulant

DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.120.017559

#Anticoagulants #DOACs #anticoagulation
Anticoagulants #DOACs #anticoagulation ... #Switching #hematology ... #pharmacology
Venous Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm
Branch points: 
Active bleeding?  Active malignancy? Provoked?

- Dr. Joseph Shatzel
@Clotmaster

#Management #VTE #DVT
@Clotmaster #Management ... Thromboembolism #Treatment #Hematology ... #Anticoagulation
Anticoagulants Common Reversal Agents
 - Warfarin (Coumadin) → Vitamin K (Phytonadione), 4-factor PCC (Kcentra)
 - Heparin/LMWH
PCC (Kcentra) #anticoagulation ... #doac #noac #pharmacology ... #hematology #reversal
Stroke and bleeding risk stratification with the CHADS2-VASc and HAS-BLED schemas

#Diagnosis #Hematology #CHADS2 #CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison
HAS-BLED schemas #Diagnosis ... #Hematology #CHADS2 ... Stroke #Bleed #Anticoagulation
Cutaneous manifestations associated with myelodysplastic syndrome
 • Myeloid hemopathy with the most frequent skin lesions (20%)
most frequent skin ... polymorphism • Satellite ... #differential #diagnosis ... #dermatology #oncology ... #clinical #skin
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
Over-anticoagulation ... #management #algorithm ... #pharmacology # ... decisionaid #cardiology #hematology