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The SALT Mass Casualty Triage Approach
 - SALT stands for “Sort, Assess, Lifesaving interventions, and Treatment
interventions, and Treatment ... specificity, or performance ... #Management #Disaster ... #MassCasualty #Incident ... #Algorithm #Protocol
START is a rapid triage system for prioritizing disaster victims
Briefly, it is based around:
- Is the
for prioritizing disaster ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Disaster #START ... #MassCasualty #Incident ... #Triage #Algorithm
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... and Bloating - Treatment ... Algorithm Definitions ... • Pelvic Floor Dysfunction ... Distension #Bloating #Management
Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
Treatment algorithm ... algorithm for symptomatic ... and incidental ... algorithm for catheter-related ... Anticoagulation #Management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Epidemiology: • Incidence ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Renal Failure Treatment ... severe APLS, organ dysfuxtion ... APML #diagnosis #management
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
hypertension • Annual incidence ... and other organ dysfunction ... Treatment • Operable ... • Treatment of ... #treatment
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... the Management ... oral antibiotic treatment ... evidence of organ dysfunction ... #SSTIs #Algorithm
Mass Casualty Incident Triage Algorithm

Black Tag - No further treatment
Red Tag - Treat these patients first
Yellow
Mass Casualty Incident ... Triage Algorithm ... Tag - No further treatment ... - No immediate treatment ... are treated #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Performance thorough ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... with valvular dysfunction ... or LV dysfunction ... medical and surgical management
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) - Management Algorithm
General Approach:
 - Identify and avoid triggers
 - Good sleep
Syndrome (CVS) - Management ... Algorithm General ... fasting) - Stress management ... use, autonomic dysfunction ... #Algorithm #Treatment