3106 results
CURB-65 Scoring and Treatment Options #Management #Pneumonia #Risk #Stratification #Admission #CURB65 #Criteria #Severity #Score
65 Scoring and Treatment ... Options #Management ... Stratification #Admission
CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
Diagnosis and Treatment ... 48 hours after admission ... Community #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #InfectiousDisease
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
Treatment of Thrombotic ... HUS) Treatment ... : • Consider admission ... Thrombocytopenic #Purpura #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Mandible Fracture Management in the ED

Workup:
 - Panorex or Facial/Mandible CT scan 
 - Inspect oral
Mandible Fracture Management ... open fracture Treatment ... surgery follow up Treatment ... -900 mg IV - Admission ... #Diagnosis #Management
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Diagnosis and Management ... arthritis diagnosis Treatment ... : admission for ... patient admitted for treatment ... Arthritis #Diagnosis #Management
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
Syndrome (ACS) for admission ... further workup and treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
❹ Call for MH treatment ... Box D). ⓭ Plan admission ... COMPLICATIONS AND OUTLINE TREATMENTS ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
100,000 hospital admissions ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Graves' Disease Treatment
Thionamides (mainly methimazole)
 • Chance of remission in up to 2 years
 • No
Graves' Disease Treatment ... ) • Chance of remission ... dysfunction if remission ... Graves #Disease #Treatment ... #Management #endocrinology
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
non-elective hospital admission ... SBP #diagnosis #management ... #prophylaxis #treatment