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Original and Simplified PESI Prediction Rule Test Characteristics for 30-Day Mortality
#EBM #Diagnosis	#EM #IM #PCC	#PESI #sPESI #risk
Day Mortality #EBM ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #PCC #PESI # ... sPESI #risk #score ... #PE #Sensitivity
Original and Simplified PESI PulmonaryEmbolism #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #PESI #sPESI #risk #score #PE #Table
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
Catecholamine Vasopressor Effect Sites and Indications #Pathophys #Management #EM #IM #PCC #Catecholamine #Comparison #Table #Epi #Norepi
Indications #Pathophys #Management ... #EM #IM #PCC #Catecholamine ... #Comparison #Table
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
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
> 1% risk of CV ... Obtain EKG if: ... Recent PCI/stenting ... since elective PCI ... medical and surgical management
Trick of the Trade: Naloxone Dilution for IV Use - Given that many ED overdose patients
Obtain a 1 mL vial ... Draw up the 1 mL ... Administer 1-2 mL ... #Management #EM ... #IM #PCC #Naloxone
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Attempt if high risk ... symptoms, or> 1 ... Infection (sepsis), PE ... fluid overload, PCC ... APML #diagnosis #management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... Pathophysiology: Spore ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... non-toxigenic • Stool PCR ... IV x 1 - Adjunct
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... pneumonia • DM risk ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... • Vasculitis (e.g