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Health risks of obesity

Greatly increased risk (RR >3):
 - Mortality (BMI >30) 
 - Type 2
Health risks of ... Greatly increased risk ... confers a 92x ^ risk ... Diagnosis #Obesity #Risks
Statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases (in patients at higher risk) - Patient Visual Decision
patients at higher risk ... patients with higher risks ... These risks were
Rewarming Methods in Hypothermia
 • Passive rewarming - Requires adequate patient physiologic mechanisms. Inadequate for more
Low benefit, low risk ... Gastric lavage - Risks ... Peritoneal lavage - Risks ... Thoracic lavage - Risks
Since these risk factors are numerous and have different effects on the malignancy risk, it is
Since these risk ... the malignancy risk ... to assess final risk ... Diagnosis #EBM #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Fleischner
Hypertensive Crisis Algorithm - Hypertensive Urgency and Hypertensive Emergency

Blood Pressure Reduction Goals:
 • lower BP up
Hypertensive Crisis ... #Hypertensive #Crisis ... management #algorithm #cardiology
Bacteremia - Signs of Bacteremia, Risk by Infection Type
CAP 7% 
Cellulitis 2% 
Community- onset fever (req.
of Bacteremia, Risk ... Bacteremia #Signs #LR #Risks
Drugs associated with worsening of Myasthenia Gravis (MG):
•	D-penicillamine 
•	Botulinum toxin.
•	Telithromycin
•	Fluoroquinolones 
•	Quinine
•	Magnesium
•	Macrolide antibiotics 
•	Corticosteroids (may cause transient
Statins • Iodinated radiologic ... prolonged myasthenic crisis ... have a higher risk ... of myasthenic crisis
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... Comparison #Table #Risks
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
3
distal to elbows/wrists ... calcinosis • Pulmonary ... disease), PAH (pulmonary ... scleroderma renal crisis
Comparison of anti-diabetic or anti-hyperglycemic agents

There are numerous anti-hyperglycemic agents available to manage Type 2 diabetes.
own benefits and risks ... the hypoglycemia risk