Clinical scenario Recommendations Level of evidenceb Primary thromboprophylaxis Not recommended (including LMWH, warfarin, FFP) 1B Routine screening with coagulation studies or for thrombophilia not recommended 2C Thrombophilia screening can be…
Disease Potential side effect Treatment Level of evidenceb Acute lymphoblastic leukemia Leukostasis Rapid initiation of chemotherapy 1A Hyperhydration 1C Consider leukapheresis for WBC >400–600 × 109/L if no delay in antileukemic chemotherapy…
Laboratory tumor lysis syndrome (2 or more of the following occurring from 3 days prior up to 7 days after commencement of cytotoxic therapy) Uric acid ≥8 mg/dL or 25…
Clinical status Description Hemoglobin level for transfusion (g/dL) Level of evidencea Stable Asymptomatic, imminent marrow recovery <7 1C Vital sign changes Tachycardia, tachypnea, hypotension <8 1C Thrombocytopenia Recent or active…
Fig. 2.1 Original finger blood pressure and heart rate tracing showing the pressor and tachycardic effects of the physician’s visit in a representative subject. The segment of blood pressure and…
Fig. 6.1 Body mass index, serum total cholesterol, serum triglycerides and serum HDL cholesterol in true normotensive (N), white coat hypertensive (WCH) and true hypertensive (H) subjects of the PAMELA…
Fig. 8.1 Office systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic (D) BP, and heart rate (HR) values at baseline and during antihypertensive drug treatment (1–48 months) in subjects with white coat hypertension…
Fig. 1.1 Original intra-arterial blood pressure recording performed in a patient before, during, and after a 15 min visit by a physician unknown to the patient. Arrows indicate the beginning…
Fig. 5.1 Manifestations of subclinical cardiac organ damage related to hypertension: the association between left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH, upper panel) and diastolic dysfunction (lower panel) Several methods characterized by different…
Fig. 7.1 Cardiovascular (CV) morbid and fatal events in normotension, white coat hypertension, and true hypertension with effective or noneffective (dippers and non-dippers) blood pressure reductions at night (From Verdecchia…
