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Summary table of the mechanism of action, side effect and contraindications of commonly used anti-coagulation drugs.
rivaroxaban - Direct thrombin ... comparison #table #management
Guideline for Reversal of Antithrombotics in Intracranial Hemorrhage

The table summarizes the recommendations for adult patients on
Inhibitors Direct Thrombin ... IntracranialHemorrhage #ICH #Management
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Pulmonary Vessels Thrombi ... Pulmonary Vessels Thrombi ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis #management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
identify left atrial thrombus ... TEE to exclude thrombus ... preferred • Direct thrombin ... AFib #diagnosis #management
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
Perioperative Management ... Dabigatran (direct thrombin ... Perioperative #Management
Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
Systemic Thrombolysis
 - Exclude contraindications.
 - Indications:
   - Massive PE (definite indication)
surgery for large RA thrombus ... Treatment #AcutePE #Management
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Anaesthesia Causes: thrombus ... mainstay of initial management ... mainstay of initial management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cool echo - RV strain, McConnell sign, and CLOT IN TRANSIT!! BP is normal and pt
What's your management ... Pulmonary #Embolism #Thrombus
ISTH Scoring System for Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
Platelet count:
 • Expected: Low (or normal)
 • Elevation
• Elevation in thrombin ... → thrormbin-induced ... the presence of thrombin ... can accelerate thrombin ... broken down by thrombin
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Coronary Artery Thrombus ... of all coronary thrombi ... Thrombus protruding ... Coronary #Artery #Thrombus