Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Stroke and bleeding risk stratification with the CHADS2-VASc and HAS-BLED schemas

#Diagnosis #Hematology #CHADS2 #CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison
Stroke and bleeding risk ... HAS-BLED schemas #Diagnosis ... #Hematology #CHADS2 ... CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison ... #Bleed #Anticoagulation
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CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
on anticoagulation ... drinks/week) 1 #CHADS2 ... CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison ... #AFib #Diagnosis ... #Hematology
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 β€’ No
validated for VTE treatment ... studies suggest net clinical ... benefit of anticoagulation ... #Factors #Hematology ... #Diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 β€’ Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 β€’ Risk factors: Critical
factors: Critical ... : 33% β€’ Treatment ... : No β€’ Treatment ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 β€’ Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M β€’ Clinical ... 40, F:M 9:1 β€’ Clinical ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 β€’ Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical β€’ Under-recognized ... during Delivery β€’ Stable ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... support for patients clinically ... management #cardiology #treatment
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
β€’ Treatment algorithms ... appropriate only for low risk ... patients with no CV risk ... Hydroxyurea + anticoagulation ... #hematology
Trigger Finger - Stenosing flexor tendon tenosynovitis

There is a change in the slip between the tendon
diabetes is a risk ... The diagnosis is ... clinical, and can ... Treatment can be ... #orthopedics #rheumatology
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