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CURB-65 (Confusion, Urea nitrogen, Respiratory rate, Blood pressure, 65 years of age and older) score #Diagnosis
CURB-65 (Confusion ... #Diagnosis #Pneumonia ... #Risk #Stratification ... #CRB65 #Criteria ... #Severity #Score
Risk Stratification Scoring Tools in Pneumonia - CURB65 and SMARTCOP
#Diagnosis #Management #Admission #Pneumonia #Risk #Stratification #CURB65
in Pneumonia - CURB65 ... and SMARTCOP #Diagnosis ... Stratification #CURB65 ... #SMARTCOP #Criteria ... #Severity #Score
CURB-65 Scoring and Risk Stratification for Pneumonia - Admission Assessment

#Diagnosis #Management #Admission #Pneumonia #Risk #Stratification #CURB65
CURB-65 Scoring ... Assessment #Diagnosis ... Stratification #CURB65 ... #Criteria #Severity ... #Score ** GrepMed
4-T Score for the Likelihood of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
 - Thrombocytopenia - Compare the highest platelet
count
4-T Score for the ... Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia ... - Thrombocytopenia ... #Likelihood #Diagnosis ... #Hematology
4T Score for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

Interpretation of the 4T score:
0-3 points:  Low probability (<<1%)
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4T Score for Heparin-Induced ... Thrombocytopenia ... Interpretation of the 4T score ... #Diagnosis #Criteria ... #Hematology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
(HIT) - Diagnosis ... injection sites) ↑ Risk ... → Calculate 4T score ... • If 4T score ... #Treatment #Hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... leukopenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia ... Histopathologic criteria ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia ... pathophysiology #hematology ... #differential #diagnosis
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
increased infection risk ... specifically immune thrombocytopenia ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
platelet count (thrombocytopenia ... carries a variable risk ... IDUS) • Immune Thrombocytopenia ... and reducing the risk ... #diagnosis #hematology