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🟠 ATRIA (Anticoagulation and Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation) Bleeding Risk Score

…risk of bleeding complications due to anticoagulants. Components of the ATRIA Score The ATRIA score assigns points based on five clinical factors: Anemia: Hemoglobin <13…

Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: Risk Assessment and Prevention

…cardiac dysfunction, haemodynamic instability, anaemia and other nephrotoxic exposures may contribute to tubular injury, making attribution to contrast alone difficult. In patients with normal renal…

Cardiac arrest due to hypoxia and asphyxia

…COPD) Bronchospasm (asthma) Other : Coma Central hypoventilation syndromes Neuromuscular diseases Anemia The natural course of asphyxia Should ventilation be entirely inhibited (as seen in acute…

Sinus tachycardia & Inappropriate sinus tachycardia

…may cause sinus tachycardia; e.g congestive heart failure, lung disease (e.g COPD), fever, infections, anemia, myocardial ischemia/infarction, pulmonary embolism, pheochromocytoma, hyperthyroidism, hypovolemia…

🟠 Prasugrel (Effient, Efient, Prasita)

…efficacy in children under 18 years have not been established. Limited data are available for children with sickle cell anemia. Method of Administration Route : Oral…

🟠 Ticagrelor (Brilinta, Brilique)

…rare cases, TTP has been reported with ticagrelor treatment. TTP is characterized by thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia associated with neurological findings, renal failure, or…

Indications and contraindications for myocardial perfusion imaging

…limited ability to cooperate Resting hypertension with systolic or diastolic blood pressures 200/110 mmHg Uncorrected medical conditions, such as significant anemia, important electrolyte imbalance…

Interpretation of neonatal and pediatric electrocardiograms (ECG)

…fever, hypovolemia, dehydration, anemia, hyperthyroidism and myocarditis are common etiologies. Treatment of the underlying cause should resolve the sinus tachycardia. Sinus arrhythmia Sinus arrhythmia (respiratory…

🟠 HEMORR₂HAGES Bleeding Risk Score

…prior bleeding (2 points) H ypertension, uncontrolled (1 point) A nemia (1 point) G enetic factors (e.g., CYP2C9 variants) (1 point) E xcessive fall…

Blood transfusion and massive haemorrhage

…and it is the time to haemorrhage control that determines the outcome. Indications Symptomatic anaemia, or a haemoglobin below the applicable transfusion threshold (see below…

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