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Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
susceptibility testing ... the preferred test ... typically part of the workup ... • Test all patients ... Distal joints, knees
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Angina Stress Test ... acute coronary syndrome ... Stable #Angina #ChestPain ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... procedures - Infection ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... not required in all
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... for further workup ... heart-score-major-cardiac-events #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology ... Stratification #ChestPain
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... (ACS) Definitions ... demand in the setting ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ACS #Unstable
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... petechiae) • Frequent infections ... • Parvovirus infection ... Workup: • Complete ... #diagnosis #hematology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Skin exam for infection ... determine if stress test ... one post op Cardiology ... surgery Stress Testing ... stratification #diagnosis
GRACE-1 Guidelines for Adult Patients with Recurrent Low-Risk Chest Pain

1) Pain > 3 hours - A
Normal stress test ... Repeat stress testing ... years - No further diagnostic ... recommended #ChestPain ... GRACE #Guidelines #cardiology
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
nerve injury (25%) TEST ... ligament/meniscus testing ... WORK UP: obtain ... -->>>> LINK TO ACL ... msk #clinical #video