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To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
be eligible for hospice ... Loss of speech, locomotion ... Staging #Test #Hospice ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Palliative
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
 • Introduction
 • Embryology
 • Anatomy
 • Physiology of HLHS
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Physical Exam/Diagnostic ... Typical Staged Palliation ... Goals of Stage 1 Palliation
Tetralogy of Fallot Summary
 • Anatomy
 • Incidence
 • Pathophysiology
 • Presentation
 • Common Variants
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Tet Options for palliation ... Tetralogy #Fallot #diagnosis
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms
 - Colloquial acronym for gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms ... Pseudomonas #Diagnosis ... #Microbiology #SPICE
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms

Gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known as AmpC - Resistance may
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms ... Pseudomonas #Diagnosis ... #Microbiology #SPICE
d-Transposition of the Great Arteries
 • Anatomy
 • Epidemiology
 • Associated Lesions
 • Pathophysiology/Presentation
 • Classic
Previous attempts at palliation ... pediatrics #cardiology #diagnosis
Methadone in Hospice & Palliative Care
Appropriate Candidates:
 - Moderate to severe pain
 - Pain refractory to
Methadone in Hospice ... & Palliative Care ... #Methadone #Hospice
5 Dementia hospice eligibility • Stage 7 or beyond according to the FAST scale • Unable
5 Dementia hospice ... evaluation of hospice ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Palliative #Dementia ... #Hospice #Eligibility
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... Unfit: treated palliatively ... Carcinoma #RCC #Diagnosis
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis ... 1928-1977) -> 50% diagnosed ... arrhythmia) during diagnostic ... therapy ; otherwise, palliative ... Pheochromocytoma #Diagnosis