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Fatality / Mortality Calculations in an Outbreak
There are a number of different types of rates, risks,
different types of rates ... , risks, ratios ... outbreak: - Case ... fatality rate ( ... # of deaths in cases
Colon Polyp Removal Algorithm - Endoscopy or Surgery Referral
Studies show polyp removal surgeries are performed at
Polyp Removal Algorithm ... unnecessarily high rates ... day readmission rates ... #Colon #Polyp #Algorithm
Central Venous Catheter site selection - Clinical Decision Aid
IJ vs Subclavian vs Supraclavicular vs Femoral by
site selection - Clinical ... - Casey Parker ... Catheters #CVC #Lines #Rates
Clinical Trial of Fluid Infusion Rates for Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Kupperman et al. NEJM 2018

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1716816
Study
Clinical Trial of ... Fluid Infusion Rates ... generally our biggest causes ... out what does cause ... IVFluids #Infusion #Rates
Causes of Common Accidental and Non-Accidental Pediatric Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Accidental Trauma
 - Distal Radius
Causes of Common ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Distal Radius ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Extensive cutaneous capillary dilation, results in widespread exfoliation of the
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm ... epidermal turnover rate ... accelerated mitotic rate ... Causes: 1) Exfoliative ... Erythroderma #Nikolsky #Algorithm
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... wasting from other causes ... A urine K/Cr ratio ... suggests extra-renal causes ... Diarrhea A urine K/Cr ratio
Hydrophobia on Physical Examination

Seen in the late stages of rabies.  Caused by painful paroxysmal contractions
late stages of rabies ... Caused by painful ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... video #neurology #rabies
Pathological Optic Disc Cupping

Note cup-to-disc ratio at least 0.8 (physiologic limit of 0.5).

Thinning of optic disc
Note cup-to-disc ratio ... Usual cause is glaucoma ... Glaucoma causes ... ophthalmology #Clinical
Suggested algorithm for bone marrow biopsy and skeletal imaging in patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined
Suggested algorithm ... free light-chain ratio ... serum-free light-chain ratio ... whom there are no clinical ... #MGUS #Biopsy #algorithm