504 results
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
difficult-airway prediction tools ... paper derived a tool ... #Diagnosis #EM #
M (Mallampati Score): essentially giving you an external assessment tool about the patient’s ability to open
external assessment tool ... Clinical #Diagnosis #EM
Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) as a site-of-care tool. BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CHF, chronic heart failure;
a site-of-care tool ... pressure #Management #EM
Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) as a site-of-care tool. BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CHF, chronic heart failure;
a site-of-care tool ... pressure #Management #EM
The Ottawa ankle rule is an excellent screening tool for patients with ankle and foot injuries.
excellent screening tool ... Diagnosis #Management #EM
Anticoagulation Review. There are other bleeding risk assessment tools, but HAS-BLED is more commonly used. HTN
risk assessment tools ... Bleeding #Risk #Tool
Risk Stratification Scoring Tools in Pneumonia - CURB65 and SMARTCOP
#Diagnosis #Management #Admission #Pneumonia #Risk #Stratification #CURB65
Stratification Scoring Tools
Black and Bloody Stools - Melena and Hematochezia
Melena - Refers to passage of black, tarry (sticky
Black and Bloody Stools ... sticky and shiny) stools ... Black, Nonsticky Stools ... These stools have ... Red Blood in the Stools
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools
TABLE 2. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sub-classifications
lBS-diarrhoea (IBS-D)
 - >25% loose or watery stools; <25% hard
loose or watery stools ... hard or lumpy stools ... hard or lumpy stools ... loose or watery stools ... hard or lumpy stools