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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
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
Endocarditis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... tricuspid in IVDU) Risk ... Criteria (2 Major OR 1 ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
carbon loving' Risk ... Incubation period is 1- ... 13%), Pneumonia, Endocarditis ... specificity of PCR ... #management #treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Pathophysiology: Spore ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... immunocompromised, IBD) • ↑Risk ... Lowest Risk: Tetracyclines ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Canadian CT Head Rule 

CT head is only required for minor head injury patients 
with any
only required for minor ... Intervention) 1. ... GCS score < 15 at ... elevation) #Diagnosis ... #Management #Canadian
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... clinical forms: 1) ... Encapsulated yeast • At risk ... arthritis, and endocarditis ... #Management #Infections