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Single scoring system to evaluate illness and detect clinical deterioration "Modified Early Warning Score" (MEWS)

A score
Warning Score" (MEWS ... #ModifiedEarlyWarningScore ... #MEWS #physiologicalparameters
National Early Warning Score (NEWS) Parameters:

Originally designed to detect deteriorating patients in hospital wards, specifically those
Warning Score (NEWS ... national-early-warning-score-news ... #NEWS #National
Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Red Urine:
 • Medical conditions: bleeding, porphyria, factitious disorder
 • Meds: rifampin,
factitious disorder • Meds ... hyperbilirubinemia • Meds ... concentrated enough • Meds ... Pseudomonas • Meds ... phosphaturia, chyluria • Meds
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
• Vasodilatory meds ... Aortic stenosis • Meds ... • Vasodilatory meds
The Liver Consult Primer - Guide to calling a consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
liver biopsy Meds ... - Outpatient meds ... prior hepatotoxic meds
Transverse lines of the fingernails. (A) Beau’s lines (arrows) of the thumbnail. (B) Mees’ lines (arrowheads)
(B) Mees’ lines ... nail grows.3 In Mees ... Mees’ lines are ... Beau’s lines and Mees
Delirium: Top Tips

1. LOOK CAREFULLY FOR DELIRIUM 
2. HARNESS THE POWER OF THE FAMILY 
3. FIND/STOP
FIND/STOP CULPRIT MEDS
PocketPEM - Resus Meds
#Management #Pharm	#Peds #EM	#Resus #Medications #ResusMeds #Resuscitation #PocketCard #PocketPEM
PocketPEM - Resus Meds
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment
Blood pressure control:
 • Aim for 10-25% BP reduction within
titratable IV meds ... potentially causative meds
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Bronchial carcinoid, Mets ... Primary lung, Mets