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Cancer Risk from CT - The lifetime attributable risk of 1 cancer from CT by age,
Cancer Risk from ... lifetime attributable risk ... scanned area is: #EBM ... CancerRisk #CT #Risk ... Radiation #Cancer #ALiEM
Risk Stratification Scoring Tools in Pneumonia - CURB65 and SMARTCOP
#Diagnosis #Management #Admission #Pneumonia #Risk #Stratification #CURB65
Risk Stratification ... Admission #Pneumonia #Risk ... Severity #Score #ALiEM
Health risks of obesity

Greatly increased risk (RR >3):
 - Mortality (BMI >30) 
 - Type 2
Health risks of ... Greatly increased risk ... confers a 92x ^ risk ... Diagnosis #Obesity #Risks
Rewarming Methods in Hypothermia
 • Passive rewarming - Requires adequate patient physiologic mechanisms. Inadequate for more
Low benefit, low risk ... Gastric lavage - Risks ... Peritoneal lavage - Risks ... Thoracic lavage - Risks ... management #treatment #ebm
Since these risk factors are numerous and have different effects on the malignancy risk, it is
Since these risk ... the malignancy risk ... to assess final risk ... #Diagnosis #EBM
Statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases (in patients at higher risk) - Patient Visual Decision
patients at higher risk ... patients with higher risks ... These risks were
Endoscopic Bleeding Risk - Summary points from ASGE guideline 

Low Risk Procedures 
 - Diagnostic endoscopy
Endoscopic Bleeding Risk ... guideline Low Risk ... sphincterotomy High Risk ... Endoscopic #Bleeding #Risks
Bacteremia - Signs of Bacteremia, Risk by Infection Type
CAP 7% 
Cellulitis 2% 
Community- onset fever (req.
of Bacteremia, Risk ... Bacteremia #Signs #LR #Risks
Safe Living After Transplant: Animal & Pet Safety Risks
Lower ← → Higher Infection Risk
 • Dogs:
Animal & Pet Safety Risks ... Higher Infection Risk ... diagnosis #txid #risk
Comparison of anti-diabetic or anti-hyperglycemic agents

There are numerous anti-hyperglycemic agents available to manage Type 2 diabetes.
own benefits and risks ... the hypoglycemia risk