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Warfarin color-coded tablets, initial dosing and INR targets

#pharmacology #overview #review #medications #drugs #cardiology #warfarin #management
Warfarin color-coded ... INR targets #pharmacology ... medications #drugs #cardiology ... #warfarin #management
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
Managing warfarin ... INR Warfarin ... #management #algorithm ... #pharmacology # ... #decisionaid #cardiology
Summary of characteristics of Antianginal Drugs

DRUG CLASS, ADVERSE EFFECTS 
 AND DRUG 
INTERACTIONS 

#Antianginal #Medications #Cardiology
#Medications #Cardiology ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Therapy
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
Perioperative Management ... For patients on warfarin ... Discontinuation of Therapy ... Resumption of Therapy ... #Treatment #pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... /MRA • Avoid Warfarin ... deteriorating on medical therapy ... investigative therapy ... #cardiology #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
framework to guide therapy ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy ... HeartFailure #HFrEF #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment ... #StageC #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardioversion • Ablation therapy ... , edoxaban) • Warfarin ... 3.0 • Absolute warfarin ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Anticoagulant Therapy after PCI (patients with AFib)
Dual-Therapy Preferred:
 • Triple therapy = increased bleeding
Anticoagulant Therapy ... with AFib) Dual-Therapy ... derick_gabel via ACCP Cardiology ... anticoagulation #PCI #pharmacology ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... antimicrobial therapy ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology