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Practical algorithm for stepping down chronic asthma drugs. *This is one example of a simple rule
used to help in predicting ... risk of exacerbation ... asthma drugs #Management
BISAP Score for Pancreatitis Mortality

A simple mnemonic of risk factors for mortality in acute pancreatitis.
simple mnemonic of risk ... patients at high risk ... early mortality prediction ... Assessment and management ... Mortality #Diagnosis #Risk
Rhabdomyolysis - McMahon risk prediction score

Using this prediction model, patients with a score < 5 were
Rhabdomyolysis - McMahon risk ... prediction score ... Using this prediction ... found to have low risk ... #prediction #score
COMPARISON OF PREDICTION TOOLS FOR PREDICTING TBI IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
 - PECARN 
 - CHALICE
COMPARISON OF PREDICTION ... TOOLS FOR PREDICTING
Pulmonary Embolism: Odds Ratios for the ECG Components for the Risk of Hemodynamic Collapse or Death

Findings
Components for the Risk ... Electrocardiogram #S1Q3T3 #Predictive
Upper GI Bleed - Stigmata of recent hemorrhage - Prevalence and Risk of Rebleeding.
The stigmata of
Prevalence and Risk ... features that have a predictive ... value for the risk
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
Predicting an anatomically ... difficult-airway prediction ... emergency airway management ... Additionally, these prediction
Predicting a Difficult Airway
Prior to attempting intubation one should assess the airway. 
3-3-2 rule indicates normal
Predicting a Difficult ... Difficult #Airway #Prediction
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
kirschneri, noguchii) Risk ... suffusion, non-productive ... diagnosis #treatment #management
Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
absent Positive Predictive ... positives Negative Predictive