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Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... class (30-day all ... prognostication #diagnosis ... #management #stratification ... #criticalcare #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Cataract Plan for Meds ... days before Pulmonary ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Perforation) Pathophysiology ... immunocompromised, IBD) • ↑Risk ... Lowest Risk: Tetracyclines ... - produced by all ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Incidence: common in APL ... ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... Attempt if high risk ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... #management #hematology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... should be done on diagnosis ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
its Chloride (Cl ... are balanced by Cl ... with an increased risk ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
3-4 ml/kg, the risk ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #management ... #ards #foamed # ... criticalcare #treatment
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
diabetic as you risk ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare ... #foamed
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Risk factors 3. ... circulation: MCA ACA ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... #management #neurology
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
consistent for all ... re-insertion due to risk ... Surgical management ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #pulmonary #criticalcare