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CURB-65 Scoring and Treatment Options #Management #Pneumonia #Risk #Stratification #Admission #CURB65 #Criteria #Severity #Score
65 Scoring and Treatment ... Options #Management ... #Stratification ... Admission #CURB65 #Criteria ... #Severity #Score
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
further workup and treatment ... risk patients, ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEART ... #Score #MACE #Stratification
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
short course of treatment ... probably much higher (e.g ... provide empiric treatment ... empiric acyclovir to all ... is proposed: #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management ... #Evaluation #stratification
Natural history
Aneurysms may progress in size as a result of gradual wall weakening [6], with rupture
men [7] (Table 1) ... Table 1: Annual ... References: Radiology ... Guidelines for the treatment ... 37:1106-1117 #Management
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
& MOF → occurs as ... fasc Diagnostic Criteria ... necrosis STSS Treatment ... on day 1, 0.5g/ ... #management #diagnosis
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Attempt if high risk ... Prednisone 5mg/kg ... symptoms, or> 1 ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Pathophysiology: Spore ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... - produced by all ... Bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg ... IV x 1 - Adjunct
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
involves: (1) ... : El Escorial criteria ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... diagnosis column Treatment ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
should be major: 1. ... a sore throat, ... Treatment - Mild ... : NSAIDS Treatment ... #rheumatology #management