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Who to test for BRCA 1/2?
Female Breast Cancer:
 • ≤ 45-50 years at diagnosis
 • Triple
in this table ... factors in this table ... degree relative meeting ... criteria for testing ... BrighamChiefs #BRCA #testing
Comparison of Fever Algorithms for Infants <3 months old

AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS 
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT,
Comparison of Fever Algorithms ... CRITERIA, TREATMENT, Performance ... #EBM #Fever #Algorithm ... #Comparison #Table ... #Performance
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
functional status - Able ... metabolic equivalent able ... Performance thorough ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Bleed - Management Algorithm ... Polypectomy, Colorectal cancer ... Unstable (Rule ... upper GI bleed) vs Stable ... GIBleed #management #Algorithm
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start Algorithm ... effective for treating ... If patient is stable ... peak 1 hr, steady state ... Buprenorphine #Treatment #Algorithm
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
Performance Characteristics ... for Colorectal Cancer ... #Colorectal #Cancer ... Tests #comparison #table ... gastroenterology #CRC #Testing
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
ACA Colorectal Cancer ... Family History Performance ... for Colorectal Cancer ... Tests #comparison #table ... gastroenterology #CRC #Testing
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Putrid sputum/sour-tasting ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... foreign body, cancer
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... differential #diagnosis #table
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Tomography (CT) — Lung Cancer ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing