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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Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
Treatment algorithm ... thrombosis in cancer ... patients at high risk ... #Algorithm #Anticoagulation ... #Management #Hematology
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
Patient risk stratification ... algorithm for the ... treatment of cancer-associated ... #Algorithm #Anticoagulation ... #Management #Hematology
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Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 β€’ No
validated for VTE treatment ... of withholding anticoagulation ... #Calculators #Anticoagulation ... #Factors #Hematology ... #Diagnosis
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 ... CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison ... #Bleed #Anticoagulation ... #AFib #Diagnosis ... #Hematology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Hematology
Comparison of Fever Algorithms for Infants <3 months old

AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS 
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT,
Comparison of Fever ... Algorithms for ... REQUIRED, "LOW RISK ... " CRITERIA, TREATMENT ... #Comparison #Table
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
β†’ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
β†’ Test for APS, particularly
are not a major risk ... Age-appropriate cancer ... Age-appropriate cancer ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hematology #VTE
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 β€’ Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 β€’ Risk factors: Critical
transfused patientsl β€’ Risk ... : 33% β€’ Treatment ... : No β€’ Treatment ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 β€’ Onset: Subacute
 β€’ Pattern: Proximal
 β€’ CK: Up to 50X ULN
 β€’ Autoantibodies:
Associated Features: Cancer-associated ... Associated Features: Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #rheumatology ... #table