General Internal Medicine

Anticoagulation

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How long do you anticoagulate for cirrhosis patients who have portal vein thrombosis extending to the mesenteric veins?

How do you dose apixaban in patients with CrCl <30 mL/minute?

How do you manage drug-drug interactions between oral anticoagulants and the ARSI agents such as apalutamide and enzalutamide?

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What are the indications for anticoagulation in splenic infarctions?

What is the work up and what is the duration of anticoagulation if used?

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Do you recommend starting an antiplatelet for primary prophylaxis in post splenectomy thrombocytosis given there is some increased risk of venous thrombosis?

If so, what platelet count threshold would you use? Would age impact your decision? Would you do a bone marrow to rule out primary MPD in adults if th...

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Would you consider using DOACs in a young patient with SLE and Libman-Sacks endocarditis, who is negative for APS?

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When can abdominal surgery be safely performed for presumptive ovarian cancer in a patient with recent pulmonary emboli?

(Normal oxygenation and echo)

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Would you give antithrombin concentrate for surgical VTE prophylaxis in case of congenital AT deficiency?

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How long after starting anticoagulation would you remove an IVC filter in a patient with a DVT presenting with stroke and PFO which is now closed?

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What are the alternatives to anticoagulation in an individual with an atrial thrombus and absolute contraindications to anticoagulation?

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Papers discussed in this category

Circulation, 2022 Nov 06

A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Apixaban With the Vitamin K Antagonist Phenprocoumon in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis: The AXADIA-AFNET 8 Study.

Circulation, 2022 Nov 06

Apixaban for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation on Hemodialysis: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.

Blood, 2014 Oct 15

How I treat splanchnic vein thrombosis.

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Anticoagulation

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