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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... Proximal limb muscle wasting ... on but elevated as ... No extrahepatic biliary ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... Microbiologic-Testing ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... #Management #Algorithm
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... cardiopulmonary exercise testing ... hypertension; PCH ... #Hypertension #Workup ... #Algorithm
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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pericarditis • Hepatic: PBC ... (primary biliary ... signs #symptoms #testing ... #workup
Pediatric Skull Fracture with Associated Hematoma on POCUS

Working with the challenges of risk stratification, management of
Associated Hematoma on POCUS ... the low resource setting ... , where skull pocus ... decisions: dc vs ... Making PECARN work
Solid Organ Transplant - Diarrhea - Diagnostic and Workup Algorithm
1st Tier Microbiologic Testing: CDiff (stool), CMV
Diagnostic and Workup ... Algorithm 1st Tier ... Microbiologic Testing ... Microbiologic Testing ... #Algorithm
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
, physical and testing ... Long-standing vs ... causes RUQ: • Biliary ... • Functional biliary ... dysfunction • PSC
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dependent DM ACS ... algorithm to determine ... Recent PCI/stenting ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
used in the ED setting ... admission for further workup ... the ED to help focus ... well as high risk ... and disposition as
Oral anticoagulants and reversal/hemostatic strategies. 

In the elegant tug-of-war between thrombosis and hemostasis, prescribing an anticoagulant
is essentially telling ... Complex Concentrate (PCC ... which function as ... Andexanetalfa #ProthrombinComplexConcentrate ... #PCC #aPCC #Plasma