9 results
HAS-BLED Score: Estimates risk of major bleeding for patients on anticoagulation to assess risk-benefit in atrial
Estimates risk of ... in atrial fibrillation ... #Diagnosis #HASBLED ... #Score #Risk #Bleed ... Anticoagulation #AFib
Risk Stratification Scoring Tools in Pneumonia - CURB65 and SMARTCOP
#Diagnosis #Management #Admission #Pneumonia #Risk #Stratification #CURB65
Risk Stratification ... and SMARTCOP #Diagnosis ... #Risk #Stratification ... CURB65 #SMARTCOP #Criteria ... #Severity #Score
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
- Stroke Risk in ... estimate stroke risk ... greater stroke risk ... Yearly Stroke Risk ... #AFib #CHADS2VASc
CURB-65 Scoring and Risk Stratification for Pneumonia - Admission Assessment

#Diagnosis #Management #Admission #Pneumonia #Risk #Stratification #CURB65
65 Scoring and Risk ... Assessment #Diagnosis ... #Risk #Stratification ... #CURB65 #Criteria ... #Severity #Score
CURB-65 (Confusion, Urea nitrogen, Respiratory rate, Blood pressure, 65 years of age and older) score #Diagnosis
age and older) score ... #Diagnosis #Pneumonia ... #Risk #Stratification ... CURB65 #CRB65 #Criteria ... #Severity #Score
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
and the HEART score ... 2.6) - Cardiac risk ... findings - Age - Risk ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Streptococcus Bacteremia - Indications for Echocardiogram
1) Identify the streptococci:
  - Low-risk streptococci: S. intermedius, S.
streptococci: - Low-risk ... intermedius, S. pneumoniae ... - Very high-risk ... Echocardiogram #TTE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #algorithm
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... control with early Afib ... cardiovascular risk ... #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
vessels • Atrial Fibrillation ... Presence of embolic risk ... Major + 1 Minor Criteria ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... #cardiology