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Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
) and IMPROVE (VTE ... validated for VTE ... of withholding anticoagulation ... #Calculators #Anticoagulation ... Factors #Hematology #Diagnosis
RBBB Ventricular Tachycardia Criteria - Lead V1 - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • R >
V1 - Telemetry Diagnosis ... WCT is VT IF: ... #Criteria #V1 #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #telemetry
Hallmark ECG features of Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
AV indicates atrioventricular; LAD, left axis deviation; LBBB, left bundle
Hallmark ECG features ... Ventricular Tachycardia (VT ... Tachycardia #VTach #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
LBBB Ventricular Tachycardia Criteria - Lead V1 - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • Initial r
V1 - Telemetry Diagnosis ... WCT is VT IF: ... #Criteria #V1 #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #telemetry
Wellen's Syndrome 
Type A - Biphasic T wave 
Type B - Deeply inverted T wave
#TypeA #TypeB #Classification ... Types #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs ... = Biomarkers + ECG ... STEMI - J point STE ... #Ischemia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... Differentiating VT ... Brugada criteria) #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Lead #AVR
Heparin, Fondaparinux, and Novel Oral Anticoagulants - Pathophysiology

Anticoagulation with parenteral (intravenous or subcutaneous) and oral anticoagulants
Pathophysiology Anticoagulation ... the mainstay of VTE ... anticoagulant (e.g ... anticoagulant (e.g ... warfarin) for chronic anticoagulation
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
specificity for EKG ... EKG is helpful in ... in relation to ECG ... ST-T Changes • STE ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thromboembolism (VTE ... • Provoked (e.g ... - Recurrent VTE ... Workup #hematology #diagnosis ... algorithm #hematology #VTE