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Stroke and bleeding risk stratification with the CHADS2-VASc and HAS-BLED schemas

#Diagnosis #Hematology #CHADS2 #CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison
CHADS2-VASc and HAS-BLED ... #Diagnosis #Hematology ... HASBLED #Comparison #Score ... Stroke #Bleed #Anticoagulation ... #AFib
HAS-BLED Score: Estimates risk of major bleeding for patients on anticoagulation to assess risk-benefit in atrial
HAS-BLED Score: ... for patients on anticoagulation ... Diagnosis #HASBLED #Score ... #Risk #Bleed #Anticoagulation ... #AFib
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED ... scores for stroke ... bleed risk on anticoagulation ... #AFib #Diagnosis ... #Hematology
Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation - CHA2DS2-VASc

I always tell my students, one of the first thing you
calculate a CHADS-VASc score ... CHEST and ACC/AHA/HRS ... while ACC/AHA/HRS ... AtrialFibrillation #AFib ... CHADSVASC #CHADS2VASC #Score
Thrombotic Microangiopathies - Primary Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... HUS (aHUS) ... Microangiopathy #TMA #hematology ... #differential #
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS ... Often hard to differentiate ... HemolyticUremicSyndrome #HUS ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Table ... #Hematology
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
calculators - HAS-BLED ... of withholding anticoagulation ... Bleeding #Risk #Scores ... #Calculators #Anticoagulation ... #Factors #Hematology
Pustular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What are pustules?
• Pustules < 5-10 mm + pus
• Material
Skin Lesions - Differential ... neutrophils) • Pus ... sore (abscess) ... Skin #Lesions #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
Has more rarely ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential # ... diagnosis #dermatology