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What is Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT)
 • Screening for colorectal cancer in average risk population
Fecal Occult Blood Testing ... evaluation • False ... cauliflower, ETOH • False ... Does not change management ... to unnecessary testing
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Diagnosis and Management ... Ag, Urea Breath Testing ... (UBT) - ↑ false ... hold 2w before testing ... past infection Management
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... Cardiac #Stress #Testing ... #cardiology #management
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
risks/benefits in setting ... #Pharmacology #Table ... #Management
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Crossmatch - involves testing ... antigens (often false ... negatives on testing ... country) - False ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
(arrhythmia in setting ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... summary #comparison #table
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
endoscopy • Able ... Enterography • Able ... Noninvasive • False ... Bleed #GIBleed #management ... gastroenterology #table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Stable patients ... Recent PCI/stenting ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing ... medical and surgical management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
antigens (often false ... organisms (rare), false ... negatives on testing ... by country) • False ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Putrid sputum/sour-tasting ... Lung Abscess Management ... shows a small, stable ... differential #causes #management