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

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

Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: Risk Assessment and Prevention

…anaemia and other nephrotoxic exposures may contribute to tubular injury, making attribution to contrast alone difficult. In patients with normal renal function, the occurrence of…

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)

…not crush or split the tablet . Warnings and Precautions Bleeding Risk In the phase 3 study (TRITON), key exclusion criteria included increased bleeding risk, anemia…

🟠 Ticagrelor (Brilinta, Brilique)

…or a prior heart attack and a high risk of developing an atherothrombotic event. Contraindications Hypersensitivity to the active substance or any excipient. Active bleeding…

Indications and contraindications for myocardial perfusion imaging

…symptoms suggestive of CAD. SPECT imaging is recommended as the initial study in patients with low to moderate risk of CAD. In patients with a…

Interpretation of neonatal and pediatric electrocardiograms (ECG)

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

🟠 HEMORR₂HAGES Bleeding Risk Score

…HEMORR₂HAGES score. Comparison with ATRIA and HAS BLED Scores Several studies have compared the predictive performance of HEMORR₂HAGES with other bleeding risk assessment tools, notably…

Blood transfusion and massive haemorrhage

…at a time and assess the effect clinically and with a repeat haemoglobin before ordering the next unit. In chronic anaemia with a treatable cause…

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