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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
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
Roflumilast) Indication ... : Reduce risk of ... recommendations for the treatment ... to reduce the risk ... #Pharmacology #
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
) is guided by severity ... and exacerbation risk ... Exacerbation severity ... #COPD #Treatment ... SABA #SAMA #ICS #Pharmacology
Cold Snare Polypectomy
When Should I Use Cold Snare Polypectomy?
 - Cold snare polypectomy should be used
due to increased risk ... post-polypectomy bleeding ... of pCSP in the treatment ... #Polypectomy #gastroenterology ... #management #indications
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Pathophysiology: Spore ... immunocompromised, IBD) • ↑Risk ... Lowest Risk: Tetracyclines ... mg PO qd - If needing ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Clinical Frailty Score ... dressing. 7 Severely ... and not at high risk ... Typically, they could ... Frailty #Scale #Score
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
small study, low-risk ... ß-blockers due to ↑ risk ... SBP • PPIs = ↑ risk ... X Stop if no indication ... #prophylaxis #treatment
Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes - Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome (JPS), Cowden Syndrome (CS), Cronkhite-Canada (CC),
Pancreas + Sex Cord ... 2 large polyps bleeding ... TGF-ß family - Criteria ... colon → Likely risk ... diagnosis #management #gastroenterology
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
about possible risk ... #management #medications ... Breast-feeding and ... hydroxyvitamin D levels and severity ... Arch Dis Child.