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Powassan Virus Infection
 • Prodrome +/- fine erythematous rash → sudden onset fever, neurological deficits
 •
Encephalitis 10% fatality ... Infection #diagnosis #management
High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE)
Severe AMS with altered mental status, ataxia, and other neurological manifestations such
Can be fatal - fatality ... HACE #diagnosis #management
Reproductive Number (R0 "R Naught") showing how contagious / transmissible a pathogen is.  The R0
and their case-fatality ... Diphtheria R0 6-7 Fatality ... Ebola R0 1.5-2.5 Fatality ... Mumps R0 4-7 Fatality ... Polio R0 5-7 Fatality
Fatality / Mortality Calculations in an Outbreak
There are a number of different types of rates, risks,
Fatality / Mortality ... outbreak: - Case fatality ... - Infection-fatality ... Symptomatic case fatality ... Vaccinologist #Fatality
Summary of Monkeypox: Current Knowledge as of May 2022
 • What is Monkeypox?
 • Origins of
- Case-fatality ... Monkeypox #diagnosis #management
COVID19 Timeline, Progression and Mortality by Severity

Dr. Ramy J. Rahmé @RamyRahme

#Timeline #Course #COVID19 #Progression #Mortality #Fatality
Progression #Mortality #Fatality
Discharge Dispositions for Patients
Subacute Rehabilitation in Skilled Nursing Facilities 
Long-Term Care Facility or Nursing Home
Assisted Living
Long-Term Care Facility ... Assisted Living Facility ... Dispositions #options #management
Case Fatality Rate (CFR) and R0 of the Novel Coronavirus 2019 compared to other famous contagious
Case Fatality Rate
Intern Pocket Cards - Increasing Levels of Care

 • Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
 • Intermediate Care/Step-Down
Skilled Nursing Facility ... Residential Care Facility
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria - IDSA Indications for Treatment
Healthy non-pregnant women - NO
Healthy pregnant women - YES
Functionally impaired
long-term care facility ... Indications #Treatment #management