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Community Acquired Pneumonia - Severity and Prognosis
Criteria for Severe CAP - Severe CAP present in 1
Community Acquired ... or 3 minor criteria ... to IV fluids CURB ... #Community #Acquired ... #severe #psi #diagnosis
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired ... History Against PNA: Sore ... or 3 minor criteria ... #Community #Acquired ... #Pneumonia #diagnosis
Canadian CT Head Rule 

CT head is only required for minor head injury patients 
with any
is only required ... for minor head ... GCS score < 15 at ... elevation) #Diagnosis ... #Rule #Criteria
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
to infection of heart ... tricuspid in IVDU) Risk ... : Duke Criteria ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Summary #duke #criteria
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
to 90% in the head ... skeleton EMP - head ... chemotherapy as required ... plasmacytoma carries a risk ... involvement - higher risk
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... he suffered no head ... , though often minor ... amount of force is required