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Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
approach to brain death ... Pursuing a diagnosis ... of brain death ... lead to premature diagnostic ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Risk Factors for Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 - Sudden death in a
Sudden Cardiac Death ... Cardiomyopathy - Sudden death ... resuscitated sudden death ... #RiskFactors #Death ... #Cardiology #diagnosis
Fatality / Mortality Calculations in an Outbreak
There are a number of different types of rates, risks,
rate (CFR) = # of deaths ... / # of people diagnosed ... risk (IFR) = # of deaths ... risk (HFR) = # of deaths ... (sCFR) = # of deaths
Five Year Cancer survival rates in the USA

Despite increasing global cancer deaths, cancer death rates across
global cancer deaths ... , cancer death rates ... share of those diagnosed ... years following diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Epidemiology
Anatomy of Vegetative State, Locked-in Syndrome and Brainstem Death

#LockedIn #Syndrome #BrainDeath #Comparison #Diagnosis #Neurology #Vegetative
and Brainstem Death ... BrainDeath #Comparison #Diagnosis
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis ... and Management Diagnosis ... Sudden Cardiac Death ... Sudden Cardiac Death ... Cardiomyopathy #HOCM #Diagnosis
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Sudden Unexpected Death ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Sudden Infant Death ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Commotio Cordis 
- Commotio cordis occurs when an object strikes the chest over the heart. It
can cause sudden death ... Commotio #Cordis #Diagnosis ... Sudden #Cardiac #Death
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
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Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis ... obtundation, and death ... #Ketoacidosis #Diagnosis
SMART-COP predicts people with CAP who will require admission to intensive care requiring ventillatory or vasopressor
really only predict death ... #Diagnosis #Pneumonia