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Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
validated for VTE treatment ... of withholding anticoagulation ... #Risk #Scores # ... Calculators #Anticoagulation ... #Factors #Hematology
Venous Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm
Branch points: 
Active bleeding?  Active malignancy? Provoked?

- Dr. Joseph Shatzel
@Clotmaster

#Management #VTE #DVT
Thromboembolism Treatment ... points: Active bleeding ... @Clotmaster #Management ... Thromboembolism #Treatment ... #Hematology #Anticoagulation
Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
incidental DVT or PE in cancer ... thrombosis in cancer ... at high risk of bleeding ... #Algorithm #Anticoagulation ... #Management #Hematology
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
ED Treatment of ... Abnormal Uterine Bleeding ... coagulopathy Pregnancy test ... disease, breast cancer ... #Management #Obstetrics
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
algorithm for the treatment ... of cancer-associated ... VTE #Malignancy #Cancer ... #Algorithm #Anticoagulation ... #Management #Hematology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
Over-anticoagulation ... lead to severe bleeding ... #management #algorithm ... #pharmacology #treatment ... decisionaid #cardiology #hematology
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
Perioperative Management ... patients on chronic anticoagulation ... available lab test ... and procedural bleeding ... with a very low bleeding
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
Diagnosis and Management ... Chronic Management ... by a hemophilia treatment ... center. ... #treatment #hematology
Longterm Venous Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm
Treat for 3 months and reassess
 • Isolated distal DVT (without cancer)
Thromboembolism Treatment ... PE - High Bleeding ... - Not High Bleeding ... #Algorithm #management ... #hematology #anticoagulation
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Lymphoma • Lung cancer ... involvement - seeding ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB