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“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
Procalcitonin <0.5 ng/mL ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Antibiotics #Risk #Stratification
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
ligamentous injury (LCL ... > MCL), brachial ... fracture • ED Management ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
Ligamentous injury (LCL ... > MCL), coronoid ... fracture • ED Management ... Fracture #Elbow #Radiology ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Single Syringe Adenosine - Instructions
1) Dilute 6-12 mg of adenosine in a syringe for a total
total volume: 20 mL ... - Use 0.9% NaCl ... to place IV in AC ... pharmacology #SVT #cardiology ... #management
In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
July 2015 the ACC ... Activation #Risk #Stratfication ... #Management #Cardiology
Threshold for Initiating Exchange Transfusion by Risk Stratum. Bhutani et al. Pediatrics. 1999.

#Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Management
Bhutani et al. ... Pediatrics. 1999 ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Hyperbilirubinemia #Risk #Stratification
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Ferritin <100 ng/mL ... Ferritin 100-299 ng/mL ... Guidelines: • ACC ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #cardiology
HFpEF and CAD Management Algorithm
1. Consider revascularization based on current guidelines for CAD and HFpEF*
2. Statins:
HFpEF and CAD Management ... guidelines (eg, recent PCl ... to evaluate for Cl ... If Cl, first consider ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Risk Stratification for Developing Severe Hyperbilirubinemia. Bhutani et al. Pediatrics. 1999.

In general, babies at low-risk and
Risk Stratification ... Bhutani et al. ... Pediatrics. 1999 ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Management #Neonatal
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Ferritin <100 ng/mL ... Ferritin 100-299 ng/mL ... composite endpoint of all-cause ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology