13 results
Lower GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
 • Hematochezia
 • History and Physical
 • LGI Bleeding and
Lower GI Bleeding ... Antiplatelet Therapy • Risk ... Stratification ... in GI Bleeding ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... Algorithm that ... Diamond-Forrester classification ... 2.6) - Cardiac risk ... findings - Age - Risk
Algorithm for choosing the appropriate candidate for stress testing in patients with suspected coronary artery disease
Algorithm for choosing ... diagnosis and risk ... stratification ... evaluation of stable ... #ACS #stresstest
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 ... - what is the bleeding ... • <12mo since ACS ... #Evaluation #stratification
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding ... Resuscitation • ABCs ... packing - increased risk ... Hemodynamically stable ... long-term therapy #AUB
In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
July 2015 the ACC ... and published an algorithm ... CardiacArrest #Algorithm ... NSTEMI #Activation #Risk ... #Stratfication
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Risk Factors and ... Pregnancy • Avoid ARB ... during Delivery • Stable ... Period • Breast-feeding ... /ARB) need to be
Compelling and Possible Contraindications to Antihypertensive Drugs
Diuretics (thiazides)
 - Gout
 - Metabolic syndrome, Glucose intolerance, Pregnancy,
associated with higher risk ... hyperkalemia (ACEI, ARB ... , diabetes) ACE ... contraindications #table
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding ... sens. >12 inc. risk ... airway protection/AMS ... NonVariceal #UpperGI #Bleeding ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Algorithm for the management of patients presenting with acute Lower GI Bleed
High-risk patients
Multiple high-risk clinical features.a
Algorithm for the ... symptorns of ongoing bleeding ... hernodynamically stable ... , no ongoing bleeding ... GIBleed #LGIB #Algorithm