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Algorithm for Suspected Penicillin Allergy in Patients Undergoing Surgery 

• Cephalosporins may be prescribed to patients
physicians use the clinical ... penicillin allergy are diagnosed ... as skin-test positive ... positive, there ... #Preoperative #Management
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
other explanation should ... if they have no clinical ... effusion, or z scores ... , treatment should ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... Should be performed ... air in seated position ... 10 minutes of rest
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
: • Based on clinical ... antibodies - MuSK-positive ... myasthenia usually • Starts ... - Improves clinical ... #management #neurology
Resequenced Trauma Resuscitation Algorithm

Two categories of immediate life-threats in trauma:

1. Massive external hemorrhage

2. Critical airway compromise
Resuscitation Algorithm ... resuscitation should ... focus on hemodynamic ... Resuscitation #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Management
European Resuscitation Council–European Society of Intensive Care Medicine algorithm for neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest. Reproduced from
Care Medicine algorithm ... electroencephalogram, FPR false-positive ... potentials #Diagnosis ... #Management #Neurology ... #CriticalCare #
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
have led to an algorithmic ... fantastically useful test ... as the critical ... diagnostic step ... #Management #Trauma
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... to be in ADHF starts ... establishing a diagnosis ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Total scores >2 ... will vary with clinical ... extubation, as it should ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Approach to using the perfusion scan in Brain Death Evaluation

Like any diagnostic test, a flow scan
test, a flow scan ... in the correct clinical ... A normal scan should ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... Perfusion #Scan #Algorithm