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HAS-BLED Score: Estimates risk of major bleeding for patients on anticoagulation to assess risk-benefit in atrial
for patients on anticoagulation ... #Risk #Bleed #Anticoagulation ... #AFib
Reduced DOAC Dosing for Atrial Fibrillation 

#DOAC #Reduced #Dosing #Reduction #Dose #Anticoagulation #Pharmacology #AFib #Renal #CKD
Reduction #Dose #Anticoagulation ... #Pharmacology #AFib
Stroke and bleeding risk stratification with the CHADS2-VASc and HAS-BLED schemas

#Diagnosis #Hematology #CHADS2 #CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison
Stroke #Bleed #Anticoagulation ... #AFib
Antiplatelet Medications - Summary Table

Aspirin - Inhibits cyclooxygenase, preventing formation of thromboxane A2
 • Acute coronary
inhibitor and anticoagulation ... Alternative to anticoagulation ... in a-fib P2Y12 ... Inhibitors (clopidogrel ... with aspirin and anticoagulation
Atrial Fibrillation - Decision Aid - Anti-coagulation and Risk for Stroke - CHADS2VASc Score 5

#Management #Atrial
#Fibrillation #AFib ... #Anticoagulation
Clopidogrel (Plavix) and Clopidogrel Non-responders

Clopidogrel is an irreversible selective inhibitor of the platelet low-sensitivity adenosine diphosphate
Clopidogrel (Plavix ... ) and Clopidogrel ... Non-responders Clopidogrel ... receptor: P2Y12 Clopidogrel ... metabolizer of clopidogrel
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
control with early Afib ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... unknown duration • Anticoagulation ... β-blocker or CCB Anticoagulation ... #Fibrillation #AFib
Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation - CHA2DS2-VASc

I always tell my students, one of the first thing you
Anticoagulation ... they should be on anticoagulation ... CHEST recommends anticoagulation ... /ambcarerx #Anticoagulation ... AtrialFibrillation #AFib
Atrial Fibrillation and WPW - Pre-Excitation AFib
In pre-excitation + a-fib with RVR:
 • All AV nodal
Pre-Excitation AFib ... pre-excitation + a-fib ... #Fibrillation #AFib
Intra-arrest Echo showing V-Fib at rhythm check!

Sam Ghali, M.D. @ https://twitter.com/EM_RESUS

#VFib #VentricularFibrillation #POCUS #Echocardiogram #Ultrasound #Clinical
Echo showing V-Fib ... twitter.com/EM_RESUS #VFib