1137 results
Syphilis Diagnostic Algorithm
 • Syphilis (TP) EIA
 • RPR
 • A different treponemal specific test (TPPA)

ID
specific test (TPPA ... laboratory #RPR #TPPA
Syphilis Reverse Sequence Treponemal Screening Algorithm

UCSD Internal Medicine @ucsdim

#Syphilis #Reverse #Screening #Algorithm #diagnosis #RPR #tppa #treponemal
diagnosis #RPR #tppa
Blood Pressure Management for Neurologic Emergencies
 - SAH 
 - ICH 
 - TBI 
 -
Ischemic Stroke (no TPA ... Ischemic Stroke + TPA
Hypertensive Emergency and Hypertensive Crisis - Blood Pressure Targets
 • Hypertensive Emergency
 • Ischemic Stroke (w/
Ischemic Stroke (w/ tPA ... , w/o tPA) • Hemorrhagic
Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
Systemic Thrombolysis
 - Exclude contraindications.
 - Indications:
   - Massive PE (definite indication)
Pulmonary Embolism ... bleeding with tPA ... @nickmmark #Pulmonary
Blood pressure management in acute ischemic stroke - Timeline
Candidate for tPA:
 - Goal SBP <185 AND
Candidate for tPA ... Candidate for tPA
Important Blood Pressure Targets in the ED
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: 
    SBP < 140 -
Ischemic Stroke - TPA ... : Before TPA ... 24 hours after TPA ... Ischemic Stroke - Not TPA
Syphilis Serologic Testing - Treponemal and Non-Treponemal Testing Algorithms
Treponemal Testing:
 • Confirmatory or Screening - Detection
FTA-ABS, MHA-TP, TPPA
Contraindications to Thrombolytics

#Thrombolysis #Diagnosis #Management #Contraindications #Thrombolytics #TPA #STEMI #Stroke #CVA #Absolute #Relative
Thrombolytics #TPA
Ischemic Stroke - Blood Pressure Management
 • No tPA  < 220 / 120 (permissive hypertension)
Management • No tPA ... hypertension) • tPA