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Original and Simplified PESI PulmonaryEmbolism #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #PESI #sPESI #risk #score #PE #Table
Simplified PESI PulmonaryEmbolism ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #PCC #PESI # ... sPESI #risk #score
Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index - estimates 30d mortality #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #PCC #PESI #sPESI #risk
Diagnosis #Management #EM ... #IM #PCC #PESI ... #sPESI #risk #score ... #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Original and Simplified PESI Prediction Rule Test Characteristics for 30-Day Mortality
#EBM #Diagnosis	#EM #IM #PCC	#PESI #sPESI #risk
EBM #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #PCC #PESI ... #sPESI #risk #score ... #Specificity #PulmonaryEmbolism
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
antimicrobials, clinical ... epidemiological risk ... epidemiologic risk ... - PCR for ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Other +s: PCP, Histo ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... >90% (In most clinical ... useful in high risk ... in BAL does not differentiate
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Paraneoplastic effects of SCC ... - Autoimmune: thyroid ... life-threatening Differential ... DX: - Thyroid ... Miller Fischer and PCB
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... Cavitation > 6 cm ... Prevotella • Fungal
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... remains unknown • Final ... 30%, LVEDd > 6.0 cm ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... teratogenic GDMT meds
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... disorders (e.g. thyroid ... Antiribosomal P, APLA, PAC ... Thrombosis highest risk