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Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... and the HEART score ... 2.6) - Cardiac risk ... Calculate a HEART score ... findings - Age - Risk
Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale (ACB Scale)
 
Categorical Scoring:
 •	 Possible anticholinergics include those listed with ascore
Burden Scale (ACB ... may increase the risk ... increase in the ACB ... total score has ... increase in the risk
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
Coronary Syndrome (ACS ... calculating the risk ... the ED to help focus ... identifying low risk ... risk patients,
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk ... Prognostication based on scores ... features • Bova score ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... Pulmonary #Embolism #Risk
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
metabolic equivalent able ... dependent DM ACS ... algorithm to determine ... Stable patients ... • <12mo since ACS
#Management #CAP #CommunityAcquiredPneumonia #Pneumonia #Risk #Stratification  #Admission #PSI #CURB65 #Algorithm #Score
CommunityAcquiredPneumonia #Pneumonia #Risk ... #PSI #CURB65 #Algorithm ... #Score
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
COPD, asthma, and ACO ... to respiratory risk ... ACO = asthma-COPD ... overlap; ICS = ... #Differences #Algorithm
Lelli's Test (Lever Sign) for ACL Injury

A fist is placed under the proximal 3rd of the
Lever Sign) for ACL ... rises from the table ... (heel does not rise ... from the table) ... #Lever #Sign #ACL
Approaching a Difficult Colonoscopy - Scoping Summary
Risk factors for failed C-scope:
 • Incr Age
 • Female
Scoping Summary Risk ... factors for failed C-scope ... Compression Device (ACD ... ) • ACD vs manual ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation - CHA2DS2-VASc

I always tell my students, one of the first thing you
calculate a CHADS-VASc score ... over warfarin as ... least ONE non-sex risk ... least TWO non-sex risk ... CHADSVASC #CHADS2VASC #Score