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HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
calculating the risk ... the ED to help focus ... identifying low risk ... patients, in order ... #Diagnosis #Management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Pathophysiology: Spore ... immunocompromised, IBD) • ↑Risk ... Lowest Risk: Tetracyclines ... Management (IDSA 2021 ... IDSA 2021 CDI
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
Updated April 10 2020 ... • URI sx (HA, sore ... 7-28% -> Incr risk ... complications, death ... Evaluation #Guide #Diagnosis
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
ischemic CVA (core ... ) Other: • CBC ... CVA 2) No major-risk ... stroke #workup #diagnosis
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Clinical Frailty Score ... predictive of death ... and not at high risk ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... Frailty #Scale #Score
Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes - Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome (JPS), Cowden Syndrome (CS), Cronkhite-Canada (CC),
Cronkhite-Canada (CC ... cross vermillion border ... smooth muscle core ... colon → Likely risk ... Polyposis #Syndromes #diagnosis
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Temperature rise ... monitoring of: core ... see Box D). ⓭ Plan ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Supportive & Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT)

The SPICT is used to help identify people whose health
Plan care. ...  The person’s carer ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #SPICT #Tool #Risk ... #Death #Deteriorating
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
discharge, dysphagia, sore ... destruction of the bone cortex ... • CBC + diff • ... plasmacytoma carries a risk ... involvement - higher risk