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Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) Criteria - Definitions of Sepsis, Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

Systemic Inflammatory
100.40F (380C) or ... WBC > 12,000/mm3 or ... < 4,000/mm3, or ... SBP < 90 or SBP ... , Hypotension, or
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or ... weeks gestation or ... No proteinuria or ... SBP ≥ 160 or DBP ... Dipstick ≥2+) OR
Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
comorbidities or ... factors for MRSA or ... • Amoxicillin or ... • doxycycline or ... AND macrolide or
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Biomarkers + ECG or ... QRS in 2 leads or ... - proximal LAD or ... ST depression or ... MI - R/S >1 or
Pulmonary Embolism - Signs and Symptoms
Most Common Presenting SYMPTOMS 
 - Dyspnea at rest or with
Dyspnea at rest or ... 28%) - Calf or ... thigh pain or swelling ... or both (44%) ... 54%) - Calf or
Prothrombin Time (PT) and Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

Prothrombin Time (PT) - Often Elevated in:
 • Vitamin
Vitamin K deficiency or ... VII deficiency or ... VIII deficiency or ... fibrinogen deficiency or
Pulmonary Function Testing: Flow Volume Loop Patterns
 • Variable extra-thoracic obstruction - truncated or flattened inspiratory
obstruction - truncated or ... obstruction - truncation or ... obstruction - truncation or ... concave upward or ... concave upward or
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Probably AVnRT or ... agents (diltiazem or ... e.g., diltiazem or ... atrial flutter or ... e.g., diltiazem or
Penicillin Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
Mild Reaction - Itching, Minor rash
cephalosporin OR ... Use penicillin or ... Dose Procedure OR ... Hives/urticaria OR ... desquamation, or
3D-CAM Assessment for Delirium

Feature 1: Acute Change / Fluctuating Course
 • Assessment questions: Self report of
report of confusion OR ... disorientation OR ... consciousness OR ... 4 backwards OR ... week backwards OR