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HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
further workup and treatment ... calculating the risk ... identifying low risk ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEART
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis ... stroke-like symptoms • Risk ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Aortic #Dissection #Diagnosis ... #treatment
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
and Management ... mental status or memory ... Any risk factor ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... #Management #neurology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... Risk Factors: ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index - estimates 30d mortality #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #PCC #PESI #sPESI #risk
30d mortality #Diagnosis ... #Management #EM ... #PESI #sPESI #risk ... #score #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... Risk Factors: ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
and Management ... injection sites) ↑ Risk ... → Calculate 4T score ... • If 4T score ... #Management #Treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
and Management ... Pathophysiology: Spore ... immunocompromised, IBD) • ↑Risk ... Lowest Risk: Tetracyclines ... #management #treatment
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
and iron release Diagnosis ... functional ID) Treatment ... showed reduced risk ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Cognitive Domain: Memory ... Depression COMMON RISK ... guide targeted treatments ... Syndrome #PICS #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare