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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 ... Stratification #Admission ... #CURB65 #Criteria ... #Severity #Score
Risk Stratification Scoring Tools in Pneumonia - CURB65 and SMARTCOP
#Diagnosis #Management #Admission #Pneumonia #Risk #Stratification #CURB65
Risk Stratification ... and SMARTCOP #Diagnosis ... #Management #Admission ... #Pneumonia #Risk ... #Severity #Score
CURB-65 Scoring and Risk Stratification for Pneumonia - Admission Assessment

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

C - Confusion
U - Urea (BUN) >19 mg/dL (>7 mmol/L)
R - Respiratory
Pneumonia Severity ... Consider home treatment ... Score 2: Admission ... 3-5: Admission ... #Risk #Diagnosis
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... (ACS) for admission ... calculating the risk ... identifying low risk ... as well as high risk
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... and risk-stratification ... • Risks: infection ... #hematology #oncology
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
validated for VTE treatment ... studies suggest net clinical ... #Scores #Calculators ... Anticoagulation #Factors #Hematology ... #Diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
transfused patientsl • Risk ... without other cause ... transfused patients • Risk ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... • Rome IV Criteria ... Treatment: • Global ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... cardiovascular risk