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Initial assessment of the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) patient (Algorithm 1)

#Diagnosis #LVAD #Assessment #Evaluation #Algorithm1
Initial assessment ... patient (Algorithm 1) ... Diagnosis #LVAD #Assessment ... Evaluation #Algorithm1 #BMJ
General Algorithms for Assessment of the Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) (Algorithms 1, 2 and 3)

Algorithm
Algorithms for Assessment ... 3) Algorithm 1: ... Initial Assessment ... Diagnosis #LVAD #Assessment ... Algorithm #Management #BMJ
3D-CAM Assessment for Delirium

Feature 1: Acute Change / Fluctuating Course
 • Assessment questions: Self report of
3D-CAM Assessment ... 1: Acute Change ... Fluctuating Course • Assessment ... Inattention • Assessment ... #3DCAM #Confusion #Assessment
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
: Mechanisms, Clinical ... - APC Grade 1 ... - LC Grade 1 ... Grade 3 - Type 1 ... complications #pathophysiology
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... Observation during assessment ... Observation during assessment ... or twice during assessment ... more times during assessment
Problem Representation

An evolving summary of a patient’s clinical presentation that strives to identify 
(1) Clinical syndrome
of a patient’s clinical ... to identify (1) ... Clinical syndrome ... One-liner at start of Assessment
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
Prioritizing Tool • Low BMI ... Child-Pugh score C) Assessment ... Hospital Global Assessment ... used to make an assessment ... management #hepatology #pathophysiology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... accumulation of clinical ... + Etiological Assessment ... • Clinical: fever ... for etiological assessment
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
Clinical Diagnosis ... disease, alpha 1 ... Uncertain alcohol use assessment ... ALT <1.5), ANA >1: ... 160 or SMA >1:80
CRIES is a 10-point scale, using a physiologic basis similar to APGAR: Crying; Requires increased oxygen
CRIES (Table 1) ... in the ED, the clinician ... PostOperative #Assessment