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

#Diagnosis #Management #Admission #Pneumonia #Risk #Stratification #CURB65
and Risk Stratification ... Assessment #Diagnosis ... #Management #Admission ... #Pneumonia #Risk ... #Criteria #Severity
Risk Stratification Scoring Tools in Pneumonia - CURB65 and SMARTCOP
#Diagnosis #Management #Admission #Pneumonia #Risk #Stratification #CURB65
Risk Stratification ... #Management #Admission ... #Pneumonia #Risk ... #SMARTCOP #Criteria ... #Severity #Score
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
) for admission ... calculating the risk ... identifying low risk ... risk patients, ... #Diagnosis #Management
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
Personalized 30-day risk ... communication of 30-day risk ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #EM ... #Syncope #LowRisk
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
> 1% risk of CV ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
GRACE-1 Guidelines for Adult Patients with Recurrent Low-Risk Chest Pain

1) Pain > 3 hours - A
Recurrent Low-Risk ... recurrent, low-risk ... years - No further diagnostic ... recurrent, low-risk ... recurrent, low-risk
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
non-elective hospital admission ... small study, low-risk ... ß-blockers due to ↑ risk ... SBP • PPIs = ↑ risk ... #management #prophylaxis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Risk Factors and ... Prognostic Markers • Risk ... no consensus on risk ... Risk of recurrence ... #management #cardiology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
involves: (1) ... Dysphagia- increased risk ... : months - Criteria ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... #management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Epidemiology: • #1 ... immunocompromised, IBD) • ↑Risk ... Lowest Risk: Tetracyclines ... - produced by all ... IV x 1 - Adjunct