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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Management during ... Management during ... Delivery • Stable ... Management during
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... esp in work-up/management ... will also get an EKG ... is never a bad idea ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis
IDSA Acceptable Indications for Indwelling Urinary Catheter Use
 • Clinically significant urinary retention - Temporary relief
IDSA Acceptable ... Indications for ... Catheter Use • Clinically ... Catheter #Foley #Management ... #IDSA
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... the type of and indication ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... ECG is vital while ... then be excreted using ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Rockwood Clinical ... occasionally, e.g ... heavy housework, medications ... so, they seem stable ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
particularly those coming ... Diagnosis = clinical ... not be subtle e.g ... vision changes, etc ... #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
IDSA Recommendations ... disease based on clinical ... please refer to Table ... 5 for dosing recommendation ... Prevention #Treatment #management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
prevent TB disease) Indications ... and molecular diagnostic ... HIV-infected persons with clinical ... Please refer to the table ... Prevention #Treatment #management