1. What is the estimated risk of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) for patients receiving a direct-acting oral anticoagulant (DOAC) compared with an oral vitamin K antagonist (warfarin)?

2. Which of the following statements is accurate regarding agents for reversal of direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs?)

3. According to the ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway, what are the three primary criteria for management of bleeding in a patient on an oral anticoagulant?

4. An 87-year-old woman presents to the emergency department after a fall causing a compound fracture of the left lower extremity. She has some bleeding at the site of injury. She is taking apixaban chronically for a history of venous thromboembolism, with the last dose taken 9 hours ago. She is hemodynamically stable and is otherwise quite well – estimated GFR is 45 mL/min. What is the appropriate course of treatment to address bleeding in this patient?

5. A 22-year-old female presents to the emergency department with sudden severe headache. She started on rivaroxaban 15 mg PO BID 6 days ago for new pulmonary embolism, and took a dose 4 hours ago. While in CT develops she right hemiparesis. The CT scan shows a small intracerebral hematoma. Which of the following statements is consistent with the 2020 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Management of Patients on Oral Anticoagulants recommendations for management of this patient?

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