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Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
from the field Table ... ultrasound findings #EBM ... jirovecii #Pneumonia #PJP
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Joint Infection (PJI ... Cortes_Penfield #PJI ... Joint #Infection #treatment
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
patients with Stable ... revascularization (PCI ... outpatient with a stable ... #ISCHEMIA #Stable ... Algorithm #Cardiology #EBM
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
compared the study treatment ... with ‘treatment ... summarised in Tables ... 5.2 and 5.4 #EBM ... Effectiveness #Table
Selected Treatments for Hip Fracture. Panel A shows internal fixation with multiple screws for a nondisplaced
Selected Treatments ... screw for the treatment ... recommended for stable ... Management #Ortho #EM
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
terbinafine, thiazidic, PPI ... constitutional symptoms • Treatment ... life-threatening • Treatment ... sle #comparison #table
Nebulized Tranexamic Acid for acute treatment of stable hemoptysis 

- Mike O'Brien
@MikeEMPharmD

#Pharmacology #EBM #Management #Dosing #Pathophys
Acid for acute treatment ... of stable hemoptysis ... #Pharmacology #EBM
Comparison of Fever Algorithms for Infants <3 months old

AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS 
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT,
RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT ... low-risk criteria #EBM ... Algorithm #Comparison #Table
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Evidence for Treatment ... mortality benefit • PPI ... varices #management #ebm