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CURB-65 Scoring and Risk Stratification for Pneumonia - Admission Assessment

#Diagnosis #Management #Admission #Pneumonia #Risk #Stratification #CURB65
Stratification ... Assessment # ... Diagnosis #Management ... #Risk #Stratification ... Criteria #Severity #Score
CURB-65 Scoring and Treatment Options #Management #Pneumonia #Risk #Stratification #Admission #CURB65 #Criteria #Severity #Score
65 Scoring and Treatment ... Options #Management ... #Pneumonia #Risk ... #Stratification ... #Admission #CURB65
Risk Stratification Scoring Tools in Pneumonia - CURB65 and SMARTCOP
#Diagnosis #Management #Admission #Pneumonia #Risk #Stratification #CURB65
Risk Stratification ... and SMARTCOP #Diagnosis ... #Management #Admission ... #Stratification ... Criteria #Severity #Score
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
Syndrome (ACS) for admission ... further workup and treatment ... calculating the risk ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #MACE #Stratification
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile ... #Stratification
CURB-65 Score for Pneumonia Severity

C - Confusion
U - Urea (BUN) >19 mg/dL (>7 mmol/L)
R - Respiratory
Consider home treatment ... Score 2: Admission ... Score 3-5: Admission ... Pneumonia #Severity #Risk ... #Diagnosis #Mnemonic
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Depression COMMON RISK ... guide targeted treatments ... ) - Pain assessment ... Syndrome #PICS #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
injection sites) ↑ Risk ... > MICU, ♀, ↑Age ... → Calculate 4T score ... • If 4T score ... #Management #Treatment
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
empiric antibiotic treatment ... and 44.5% - Lab-score ... #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Stratification
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
and Management ... Avoid meds that ... ↑ bleeding risk ... though safety assessment ... #Management #treatment