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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
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... Management during ... Management during ... defibrillator as ... #cardiology #treatment
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
300 = NSVT EKG ... A PAC also has a ... tachyarrhythmias High-risk ... more intensive treatment ... #differential #cardiology
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
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
with epidemic risk ... advanced Chagas cardiomyopathy ... duration same as ... for treatment of ... #management #opportunistic
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
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Attempt if high risk ... Prednisone 5mg/kg ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
diagnosis: months - Criteria ... : El Escorial criteria ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... diagnosis column Treatment ... neurology #diagnosis #management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... Pathophysiology: Spore ... - produced by all ... Bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg ... IDSA 2021 CDI Treatment