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Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... on scores and clinical ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... prognostication #diagnosis ... #management #stratification
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Change in clinical ... days before Pulmonary ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Risk factors
Defining high- or low-risk is currently more difficult than it was in the old guideline.
Previously
a first-degree relative ... characteristics alone (See Table ... #Diagnosis #Epidemiology ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... PulmonaryNodule #Nodule #RadiologyAssistant
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Delivery • Stable ... support for patients clinically ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... pneumonia • DM risk ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Lung Abscess Management ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... have achieved negative ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Cryptococcosis in HIV-AIDS
Treatment for cryptococcosis consists of 3 phases: induction,
issue and the risk ... as substantial clinical ... improvement and a negative ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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mm3 and at high risk ... weeks or until clinically ... with ARV (see Table ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
salivary ducts Clinical ... effusion, INC risk ... Malignancy Risk ... lubricants • Pharmacologic ... #Management
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
lesion has been stable ... mm depends on clinical ... definitive tissue diagnosis ... Society #Followup #Pulmonary ... #Nodules #RadiologyAssistant