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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Comparison of Fever Algorithms for Infants <3 months old

AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS 
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT,
Comparison of Fever ... Algorithms for ... " CRITERIA, TREATMENT ... #Algorithm #Comparison ... #Table #Performance
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 โ€ข No
validated for VTE treatment ... of withholding anticoagulation ... #Calculators #Anticoagulation ... #Factors #Hematology ... #Diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 โ€ข Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 โ€ข Risk factors: Critical
transfused patientsl โ€ข Risk ... : 33% โ€ข Treatment ... : No โ€ข Treatment ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
Treatment algorithm ... patients at high risk ... also balance the risk ... #Anticoagulation ... #Management #Hematology
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
โ€œStep by Stepโ€ โ€“ the new kid on the block โ€“ aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... components of the algorithm ... an infant with fever ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... Stratification #Fever
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 ... #Anticoagulation ... #Management #Hematology
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What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
scripts and initial treatment ... algorithms. ... mesentericischemia #comparison ... #differences #diagnosis ... #table