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Lumbar Puncture Bleeding Risk

Discontinuing medications before lumbar puncture
 • Antiplatelets
 • Anticoagulants

#LP #Lumbar #Puncture #Bleeding #Risk
Puncture Bleeding Risk ... Anticoagulants #LP ... Puncture #Bleeding #Risk
Validation of the Step-By-Step Approach to Febrile Infants

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
StepByStep #Algorithm #LP ... #Antibiotics #Risk
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
block – aims to risk ... those patients at risk ... considered “low risk ... StepByStep #Algorithm #LP ... #Antibiotics #Risk
Clostridium Dificile Risk by Antibiotic Class

Pooled and study-specific risk estimates of community-associated CDI risk by antibiotic
Clostridium Dificile Risk ... study-specific risk ... community-associated CDI risk ... Pharmacology #Class #Risk ... #Clostridium #Table
Comparison of anti-diabetic or anti-hyperglycemic agents

There are numerous anti-hyperglycemic agents available to manage Type 2 diabetes.
own benefits and risks ... the hypoglycemia risk ... pharmacotherapy #table
Since these risk factors are numerous and have different effects on the malignancy risk, it is
Since these risk ... the malignancy risk ... to assess final risk ... malignancy [8](Table
Kidney stone type, corresponding urine sediment, urinary risk factors, and associated clinical settings.
#Diagnosis #Nephrology #Urine #Microscopy
sediment, urinary risk ... Composition #Shapes #Table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... any modifiable risk ... functional status - Able ... metabolic equivalent able ... Stable patients
Differentiating the Four Types of Mesenteric Ischemia 

There are four types of AMI, which include arterial
etiologies are shown in table ... presentation, risk ... Types #Comparison #Table
Comparison of Commonly Used Antipsychotics: Haloperidol (Haldol), Quetiapine (Seroquel), Olanzapine (Zyprexa) 

Route,
Half-life, 
Major advantages, 
Disadvantages, 
Effect
on QTc Torsades Risk ... Antipsychotics #Comparison #Table