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NOAC / DOAC Pharmacology and Prescribing Cheat Sheet
Novel (or Direct) Oral Anti-Coagulants
 • Rivaroxaban
 • Apixaban
#Prescribing #hematology ... #management #Direct ... #Oral #AntiCoagulant
Radiocarpal Wrist Injection

Radiocarpal wrist injection. Often swelling is more prominent in inflammatory arthritis on radial side
Radiocarpal Wrist ... Radiocarpal wrist ... #physicalexam #procedure ... #orthopedics #sports ... #rheumatology
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
box, pain with wrist ... #Dissociation #TerryThomas ... #Wrist #Scaphoid ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
direct-acting oral anticoagulants ... direct-acting oral anticoagulant ... Anticoagulation #Management ... #Hematology #Oncology
Medial Approach Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Landmark 1/3 to 1/2 way from top of patella. Find
#physicalexam #procedure ... #orthopedics #sports ... #rheumatology
Lateral Epicondylitis Corticosteroid Injection

Lateral epicondylitis injection. Easy. Find point of maximal tenderness on palpating and should
extension of the wrist ... #physicalexam #procedure ... #orthopedics #sports ... #rheumatology
DOAC Reversal
Emergency surgery or urgent procedure
Stop anticoagulant treatment; volume resuscitation and transfusion as needed
Antidotes:
 • Apixaban,
surgery or urgent procedure ... Stop anticoagulant ... Reversal #NOAC #Oral #anticoagulant ... #hematology #management
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
PLEX and RTX • Short-term ... Thrombocytopenic #Purpura #management ... #treatment #rheumatology ... #hematology
Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
consider withholding anticoagulant ... decision to continue anticoagulant ... DOAC, direct oral anticoagulant ... Anticoagulation #Management ... #Hematology #Oncology
Anticoagulant Bridging

 • Switching from LMWH
 • Switching from UFH
 • Switching from DOAC to Warfarin
Anticoagulant Bridging ... Kfischer_10 #Anticoagulant ... #pharmacology #management ... #hematology