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Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... - Risk Stratification ... (30-day PE-related ... #Embolism #Risk ... prognostication #diagnosis
The Wells, Geneva, and revised-Geneva pre-test possibility scores to risk-stratify patients with concern for PE

#Wells #Revised
to risk-stratify ... with concern for PE ... Revised #Geneva #Risk ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Embolism #PE #
Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria

In the United States, the workup rate for PE is astonishingly high, with
Pulmonary Embolism ... recommend the use of risk ... patients who are low risk ... , despite the risk ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
to arm/jaw, CAD risk ... Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... pleuritic CP, Dyspnea, PE ... risk factors - ... swelling, Wells score
HESTIA Criteria for Outpatient Pulmonary Embolism Treatment - Identifies low-risk PE patients safe for outpatient treatment
HESTIA Criteria ... for Outpatient Pulmonary ... Identifies low-risk ... PE patients safe ... treatment #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index - estimates 30d mortality #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #PCC #PESI #sPESI #risk
Pulmonary Embolism ... 30d mortality #Diagnosis ... #PESI #sPESI #risk ... #score #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
transfused patientsl • Risk ... Pathophysiology: 2 hit ... transfused patients • Risk ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
) - Diagnosis and ... 10d, venous (DVT/PE ... injection sites) ↑ Risk ... → Calculate 4T score ... • If 4T score
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Infectious Disease Diagnosis ... → Risk of malaria ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential ... #Diagnosis #Traveler
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Diagnosis: Quantitative ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... Cardiovascular risk ... #AIDS #diagnosis ... #differential #