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Selective Publication of Antidepressant Trials

A more complete picture: contrasting the journal version of antidepressant trials with
Selective Publication ... Antidepressants #SSRIs #Evidence ... #Selective #Publication
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
Duke's Criteria ... IE - Pathologic Criteria ... Major Criteria: ... titer > 1:800 • Evidence ... OR serologic evidence
Jones criteria for diagnosis of rheumatic fever 

Requirements for Diagnosis: Two major, or one major and
Jones criteria for ... and two minor, criteria ... plus supportive evidence ... culture) #Jones #Criteria
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
• Angiographic evidence ... • Histologic evidence ... CE material • Evidence ... Definite: (>2 Major Criteria ... Major + 1 Minor Criteria
Candidates for Medical Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy with Methotrexate 
 - Hemodynamically stable 
 - No
stable - No evidence ... Pregnancy #Management #Criteria
Rheumatic Fever - Jones Criteria
An autoimmune condition. Peak incidence is 5-15 yrs of age.
Triggered by infection
Fever - Jones Criteria ... revised Jones Criteria ... Fever Requires evidence ... infection +2 major criteria ... Fever #RF #Jones #Criteria
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Pawlowicz et al evidenced ... Implementation-of-an-evidence-based-algorithm-reduces-blood-culture-overuse-in-an-adult-emergency-department.php ... who meet SIRS criteria ... #Indications #Criteria
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Severity and Prognosis
Criteria for Severe CAP - Severe CAP present in 1
and Prognosis Criteria ... present in 1 major criterion ... or 3 minor criteria ... met • Major criteria ... ventilation • Minor criteria
With the recent publication of the FDA Guidance on alcohol-based hand sanitizer compounding, I thought to
With the recent publication
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
 • 2 or more attacks, 2 or more lesions
McDonald Criteria ... Clinical evidence ... least 2 out of 3 criteria ... #McDonald #Criteria