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Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk ... Stratification ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... Pulmonary #Embolism #Risk ... diagnosis #management #stratification
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... functional status - Able ... metabolic equivalent able ... Stable patients ... #Evaluation #stratification
Original and Simplified PESI Prediction Rule Test Characteristics for 30-Day Mortality
#EBM #Diagnosis	#EM #IM #PCC	#PESI #sPESI #risk
Simplified PESI Prediction ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #PESI #sPESI #risk
Table of risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications. 
ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists.
1. Within each evidence
Table of risk factors ... evidence category, risk ... is a probable risk ... #Preoperative #Risks ... #Stratification
Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) as a site-of-care tool. BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CHF, chronic heart failure;
Management #EM #IM ... #Pneumonia #Risk ... #Stratification
Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) as a site-of-care tool. BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CHF, chronic heart failure;
Management #EM #IM ... #Pneumonia #Risk ... #Stratification
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
packing - increased risk ... Hemodynamically stable ... breast cancer IM
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
been shown to be predictive ... would be both predictive ... so, they seem stable ... and not at high risk
Original and Simplified PESI PulmonaryEmbolism #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #PESI #sPESI #risk #score #PE #Table
Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #PESI #sPESI #risk ... #score #PE #Table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... hemoptysis, dyspnea, productive ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable