Re: Arterial events, venous thromboembolism, thrombocytopenia, and bleeding after vaccination with Oxford-AstraZeneca ChAdOx1-S in Denmark and Norway: population based cohort study
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Source: BMJ Comments - June 9, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Be mindful when using imperfect evidence for public health decision making: Arterial events, venous thromboembolism, thrombocytopenia, and bleeding after vaccination with Oxford-AstraZeneca ChAdOx1-S in Denmark and Norway.
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Source: BMJ Comments - May 10, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Weaknesses and suggestions: Arterial events, venous thromboembolism, thrombocytopenia, and bleeding after vaccination with Oxford-AstraZeneca ChAdOx1-S in Denmark and Norway: population based cohort study
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Source: BMJ Comments - May 7, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Venous Thromboembolism and Thrombocytopenia Associated With Adenoviral Vector-Based COVID-19 Vaccines: An Explanation of the Anomaly
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Source: BMJ Comments - April 19, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Severe bioprosthetic MS - How to proceed?
Pt is a 40 yo M, h/o of endocarditis s/p bioprosthetic MVR in 2016, PCI to RCA in 2015, aflutter, congestive hepatopathy, thrombocytopenia, recurrent pleural effusions, LAA thrombus on recent cardiac CT for which he has been on eliquis for 1 month. He is presenting to you today for a valve-in-valve transseptal TMVR after holding his eliquis for 2 days. You proceed with a careful induction of GETA. In this hospital cardiology does the TEE and/or TTE for cath lab procedures and here are some... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - December 13, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: vector2 Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums

Do you refer to a specialist for the following conditions?
Just trying to find out the comfort level of FM docs on this board , feel free to just answer Y or N to the following DO you manage the following yourself , refer to specialist , or co-manage 1-PROTIENURIA in a non-diabetic , cause unknown 2-ELEVATED LFTS in nonalcoholic and cause unknown on initial workup 3-THROMBOCYTOPENIA in absence of any secondary causes 4-prescribe METHOTREXATE or other DMRDs 5-HYPERTHYROIDISM meds like methimazole 6-FIRST TIME SEIZURES WORKUP, start ,... Do you refer to a specialist for the following conditions? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 15, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: scharnhorst Source Type: forums

ICNBs with thrombocytopenia
Got a consult for a very sick stage IV lung cancer patient with chest wall pain secondary to radiation. His plt's are 40k, WBC 2. Would you guys go ahead and do the blocks? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 20, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: clubdeac Source Type: forums

Thrombocytopenia and withholding radiotherapy
At what platelet levels would you with-hold radiotherapy due to risk for bleeding? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 15, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: XRT_doc Source Type: forums

NBME 17 discussion
Can you guys correct me on this ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.old woman with DVT. Platelet dropped significantly after a week of tx. Drug of action? a. activate tissue plasminogen -----action of tPA b. Interferes with carboxylation of coag factors ----action of warfarin c. irreversibly inactivate COX -----Aspirin d. Potentiates the action of antithrombin iii (correct answer, action of Heparin, and this is Heparin induced Thrombocytopenia... NBME 17 discussion (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 26, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: fatwalletuab Source Type: forums

Re: Heparin induced thrombocytopenia
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Source: BMJ Comments - February 11, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: forums

Re: Plasmapheresis is also a useful therapeutic modality in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
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Source: BMJ Comments - January 13, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: forums