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CURB-65 Scoring and Treatment Options #Management #Pneumonia #Risk #Stratification #Admission #CURB65 #Criteria #Severity #Score
65 Scoring and Treatment ... Management #Pneumonia #Risk ... Admission #CURB65 #Criteria ... #Severity #Score
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
Bleeding risk calculators ... risk tools have ... validated for VTE treatment ... risk • No RCTs ... #Risk #Scores #
Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale (ACB Scale)
 
Categorical Scoring:
 •	 Possible anticholinergics include those listed with ascore
Anticholinergic medications ... may increase the risk ... increase in the risk ... Deprescribing #Medications ... #List #Pharmacology
Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
Systemic Thrombolysis
 - Exclude contraindications.
 - Indications:
   - Massive PE (definite indication)
) - High-risk ... submassive PE (risk ... 50mg IV) - 2% risk ... of ICH and 6% risk ... of other major bleeding
Comparison of anti-diabetic or anti-hyperglycemic agents

There are numerous anti-hyperglycemic agents available to manage Type 2 diabetes.
Each class of medications ... own benefits and risks ... the hypoglycemia risk ... #pharmacology #pharmacotherapy ... endocrinology #treatment
Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
Stool Cultures - Indications ... illness (diarrhea leading ... hospitalization) • High risk ... Stool #Cultures #Indications ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Tranexamic Acid - Indications and Pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics:
 • MOA: Inhibits plasminogen activation to plasmin & inhibits fibrinolysis
Tranexamic Acid - Indications ... and Pharmacology ... Hemoptysis, GI Bleeding ... fatigue; Increases risk ... #Pharmacology #
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
prevention of bleeding ... ulceration or treatment ... ulcer-related bleeding ... Pathophysiology • Risk ... #criticalcare #pharmacology
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
risk ✔ Procedures ... risk may not require ... Therapy • Low Bleed-Risk ... • High Bleed-Risk ... #pharmacology #
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
vary depending on treatment ... indication. ... to an increased risk ... Ranges #Toxicology #Pharmacology