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

 • Bova score
Prognostication based on scores ... features • Bova score ... class (30-day all cause ... Hemodynamics (Stable
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Endocarditis (NBTE): • Predisposing ... Endocarditis: • Predisposing ... in up to 30% of cases ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
they have high scores ... that any given case ... implies being able ... disease who have low scores ... #Calculation #Table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Testing Common causes ... Tests to evaluate cause ... Epworth Sleepiness Score ... Screening #Workup #table
Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)

For infants less than one year of age, the Neonatal Infant Pain
Neonatal Infant Pain Scale ... Neonatal Infant Pain Scale ... (NIPS) uses observational ... to detect pain (Table ... A score of 5 or
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Inpatient Medication Guide

Classes: Biguanide, Sulfonylurea, TZD, DPP-4 inhibitor, GLP-1 receptor agonist, SGLT2i,
Medication Guide Classes ... • If sliding scale ... pharmacology #comparison #table
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Clinical Frailty Score ... from whatever cause ... so, they seem stable ... Clinical #Frailty #Scale ... #Score #CFS #Rockwood
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• They must be able ... production to cause ... CT/MRI ($$$$) CORE
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
process fracture Stable ... fractures: Don't cause ... deficit, still able ... Classification and Severity Score
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Total scores >2 ... Agitation Sedation Scale ... it should not cause ... dissociative drug, it causes ... 0.5mg x1) for nausea