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Contraindications to Thrombolytics

#Thrombolysis #Diagnosis #Management #Contraindications #Thrombolytics #TPA #STEMI #Stroke #CVA #Absolute #Relative
Contraindications to Thrombolytics ... #Thrombolysis ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #TPA #STEMI #Stroke ... #CVA #Absolute
Alteplase (t-PA) for Acute Ischemic Stroke: 
Dosage, Mixing, and Administration Instructions

#TPA #Thrombolytics #Stroke #CVA #Dosage #Dosing
Acute Ischemic Stroke ... Instructions #TPA #Thrombolytics ... #Stroke #CVA #Dosage ... #Dosing #Mixing ... #Pharmacology #Management
tPA Code Stroke Dosing Chart

Total Dose = 0.9 mg/kg (maximum dose =90 mg)
 - give 10%
tPA Code Stroke ... Dosing Chart Total ... give 10% of dose as ... 1 hour #TPA #Dosing ... #Dose #CVA #Thrombolytics
Low-dose aspirin and low-molecular-weight heparin in lupus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) pregnancy

• No previous history of
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS ... Previous history thrombotic ... APS (arterial or ... pregnancy #Obstetrics #Anticoagulation ... Aspirin #LWMH #Dosing
Recurrent / Breakthrough DVT During Anticoagulation

Subtherapeutic Anticoagulation
Hypercoagulable State 
 - Antithrombin deficiency 
 - Hypercoagulability ot
Breakthrough DVT During ... Anticoagulation ... Subtherapeutic Anticoagulation ... Hypercoagulability ot Ca ... Behcet's disease - APLS
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Algorithm and Management ... hemorrhage Ischemic: • Thrombotic ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Stroke ... #CVA #Differential
Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
Restarting Anticoagulation ... Acute Ischemic Stroke ... #Restarting #Anticoagulation ... #TIA #Stroke #CVA ... #neurology #management
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
 •
Indications for tPA in Stroke ... diagnosis of ischemic stroke ... : • Ischemic stroke ... • Therapeutic anticoagulation ... #cva #management
Heparin - Unfractionated Heparin (UFH) vs Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin (LMWH)
UFH:
 • Advantages: 
    -
clearance - Anticoagulation ... Unknown Optimal dosing ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... LMWH #Heparin #comparison
Diabetes Medications Summary Table
Insulin
Lifestyle modifications
Metformin
Sulfonylureas
GLP-1 receptor agonists - ↓ major adverse CV events
TZDs
DPP-4 inhibitors
SGLT2 inhibitors -
major adverse CV ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... medications #table #comparison ... #management #endocrinology