25 results
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic Testing ... Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness ... diagnosis #workup #testing ... #Cost #Effectiveness ... #table #comparison
Efficacy of Homemade Masks Materials

100% cotton T-shirt
Scarf
Tea towel 
Pillowcase 
Antimicrobial Pillowcase
Surgical mask
Vacuum cleaner bag
Cotton mix
Linen
Silk

Original Study:
/core/journals/disaster-medicine-and-public-health-preparedness ... /article/testing-the-efficacy-of-homemade-masks-would-they-protect-in-an-influenza-pandemic ... Efficacy #PPE #Effectiveness
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
Guideline for the Management ... summarised in Tables ... and 5.4 #EBM #Management ... Pharmacotherapy #Effectiveness ... #Table
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... Cardiac #Stress #Testing ... #cardiology #management
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
risks/benefits in setting ... #Pharmacology #Table ... #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Stable patients ... Recent PCI/stenting ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing ... medical and surgical management
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
(arrhythmia in setting ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... summary #comparison #table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Putrid sputum/sour-tasting ... Lung Abscess Management ... shows a small, stable ... differential #causes #management
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... clear cause) Management ... Elimination (see Table ... limited evidence for effectiveness ... diagnosis and management
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Start Algorithm - Management ... effective for treating ... If patient is stable ... dosing TID/QID #Management