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Original and Simplified PESI Prediction Rule Test Characteristics for 30-Day Mortality
#EBM #Diagnosis	#EM #IM #PCC	#PESI #sPESI #risk
and Simplified PESI ... Day Mortality #EBM ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #PE #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #PulmonaryEmbolism
Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index Scoring Criteria #EBM #Diagnosis #Management #PESI #RiskSscore #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Scoring Criteria #EBM ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #PESI #RiskSscore ... #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Original and Simplified PESI PulmonaryEmbolism #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #PESI #sPESI #risk #score #PE #Table
and Simplified PESI ... PulmonaryEmbolism ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #PCC #PESI # ... #PE #Table
Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index - estimates 30d mortality #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #PCC #PESI #sPESI #risk
30d mortality #Diagnosis ... #Management #EM ... #IM #PCC #PESI ... #sPESI #risk #score ... #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Urinalysis: LE 75% specificity ... , Nitrites 97% specificity ... 2) Pneumonia and ... unformed) PNA diagnosed ... #Peds #EM #Classification
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
may aid in the diagnosis ... Radiology #Cardiology #HamptonHump ... #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
virus • CMV • EBV ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... (< 50%) • S. pneumoniae ... sensitivity and specificity ... sensitivity and specificity
The pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria (PERC) was created to reduce testing in patients who have a
probability of PE ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... Pulmonary #Embolism #PulmonaryEmbolism
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
- Differential Diagnosis ... of aspiration pneumonia ... muscle weakness PE ... • ANA < 20 % IBM ... of aspiration pneumonia