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Original and Simplified PESI Prediction Rule Test Characteristics for 30-Day Mortality
#EBM #Diagnosis	#EM #IM #PCC	#PESI #sPESI #risk
and Simplified PESI ... Day Mortality #EBM ... #IM #PCC #PESI # ... sPESI #risk #score ... #PE #Sensitivity
Original and Simplified PESI PulmonaryEmbolism #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #PESI #sPESI #risk #score #PE #Table
and Simplified PESI ... PulmonaryEmbolism #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #PCC #PESI ... #sPESI #risk #score ... #PE #Table
Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index - estimates 30d mortality #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #PCC #PESI #sPESI #risk
mortality #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #IM #PCC #PESI ... #sPESI #risk #score ... #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
individual component: 1. ... Resistance #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #IM #PCC #Hypotensive ... Hypotension #Approach #Algorithm
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... Lowest Risk: Tetracyclines ... non-toxigenic • Stool PCR ... IV x 1 - Adjunct
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Skin exam for infection ... algorithm to determine ... Recent PCI/stenting ... since elective PCI ... medical and surgical management
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
of ~1/17,000. ... probably much higher (e.g ... -HSV-PCR is generally ... awaiting an HSV PCR ... is proposed: #Management
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... antigen-specific CD4 ... histopathology, culture, PCR ... on days 1-5, 14 ... /d IV/IM 28-30 days
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Attempt if high risk ... symptoms, or> 1 ... (sepsis), PE, DAH ... fluid overload, PCC ... APML #diagnosis #management
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Tenderness → Consider infectious ... Ab • Anti-Jo-1 ... muscle weakness PE ... • ANA < 20 % IBM ... Other Diseases: • PBC