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Would you continue or stop anticoagulation for a DVT/PE in a patient with active cancer who has completed 6 months of therapy?

Mahé et al., PMID 40162636

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How do you decide between anticoagulation and observation for an incidentally detected subsegmental pulmonary embolism in elderly patients with a history of gastrointestinal bleeding?

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Is it necessary to prescribe a steroid taper after two weeks of high-dose prednisone (60 mg daily)?

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Does aspirin dose (81 mg vs 325 mg) matter for secondary stroke prevention?

Should some patients get 325 mg instead of 81mg at least for a certain amount of time, such as patients in the acute phase of ischemic stroke or patie...

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In patients with thrombocytosis with negative MPN workup from peripheral blood and bone marrow, is there a role for daily 81mg aspirin or other treatment?

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Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2022 Dec 02

Perioperative Evaluation and Management of Patients on Glucocorticoids.

Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021 Apr 20

Glucocorticoid Withdrawal-An Overview on When and How to Diagnose Adrenal Insufficiency in Clinical Practice.

The New England journal of medicine, 2025 Mar 29

Extended Reduced-Dose Apixaban for Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism.

Annals of internal medicine, 2021 Nov 23

Risk for Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Subsegmental Pulmonary Embolism Managed Without Anticoagulation : A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study.

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