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Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Nonpharmacologic Interventions (pediatric and adult)
Physical (Sensory) Interventions
 - Comfort
Assessment and Management ... or coaching - Distraction ... therapeutic language #Management
Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Decreased production:
 • Bone marrow suppression
 • Bone marrow failure
 • Bone
Nutritional Increased destruction ... disorders • Immune destruction ... Consumption • Destruction
Hypothalamus Anatomy and Hypothalamic Nuclei
 • Anterior hypothalamic nucleus - Body temperature, thermal regulation (heat dissipation),
parasympathetic ns, destruction ... ADH & oxytocin, destruction ... thermal regulation, destruction ... Satiety center, destruction
Causes of Thrombocytopenia.
Platelet counts may be depressed because of decreased production or due to increased platelet
increased platelet destruction ... Causes #Production #Destruction
Differential Diagnosis of Thrombocytopenia by Categories:
- Decreased Production
- Increased Destruction
- Redistribution

#Diagnosis #Thrombocytopenia #Differential #Algorithm #Causes #Ddxof
Production - Increased Destruction
Infective Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pearls:
 - Consider non-infectious endocarditis in pts with cancer/SLE and
Diagnosis and Management ... phenomenon > valvular destruction ... Endocarditis #Diagnosis #Management
Pancytopenia - Differential Algorithm / Schema

- Bone Marrow Failure
- Bone Marrow Infiltration
- Sequestration / Destruction

#Pancytopenia #Differential
Sequestration / Destruction
Inflammatory Cascade: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Continued Innate Immunity
 • Phagocytosis: (main mechanism) neutrophils and macrophages engulf
pathogen (tag for destruction ... enzyme-mediated destruction
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • 12-13 g/dL,
 • ANC < 1800/uL,
 • platelet < 150,000/uL

Initial
reticulated-plts) • ↑ Destruction ... Production • ↑ Destruction
How to measure your blood pressure at home
1) PREPARE
 - Avoid caffeine, cigarettes and other stimulants
comfortably without distraction ... quietly with no distractions