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Pleural Effusion - Workup, Diagnostic Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #Pleural #Effusion #Transudative #Exudative #Differential #Algorithm
Effusion - Workup, Diagnostic ... Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #PCC #Pleural ... Algorithm #Lights #Criteria ... #Ddxof
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Severity and Prognosis
Criteria for Severe CAP - Severe CAP present in 1
in 1 major criterion ... Severity Index (PSI ... Severity #Prognosis #stratification ... curb65 #severe #psi ... #diagnosis
Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) as a site-of-care tool. BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CHF, chronic heart failure;
Severity Index (PSI ... #EM #IM #Pneumonia ... #Risk #Stratification ... #PSI #PneumoniaSeverityIndex ... #Criteria
Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) as a site-of-care tool. BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CHF, chronic heart failure;
Severity Index (PSI ... #EM #IM #Pneumonia ... #Risk #Stratification ... #PSI #PneumoniaSeverityIndex ... #Criteria
Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI)  - The PSI was developed from an administrative data set of
Severity Index (PSI ... ) - The PSI was ... #EM #IM #Pneumonia ... #Risk #Stratification ... #Criteria #AAFP
A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
individual component: 1. ... Vascular 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
Recent PCI/stenting ... since elective PCI ... medical and surgical management ... Risk #Evaluation #stratification ... #diagnosis
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Antibodies: 1. ... Donath-Landsteiner Antibodies[PCH ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... Hemoglobinuria (PCH ... sensitize red blood cells
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Egophony (May appear 1- ... Severity Index (PSI ... evidence) • PSI ... cultures/nasal PCR ... #Diagnosis #Management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... post-ABx, but can ... non-toxigenic • Stool PCR ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1