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Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
and clinical features ... class (30-day all cause ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... prognostication #diagnosis ... stratification #criticalcare
Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)

For infants less than one year of age, the Neonatal Infant Pain
Neonatal Infant Pain Scale ... Neonatal Infant Pain Scale ... (NIPS) uses observational ... to detect pain (Table ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Frailty Score ... from whatever cause ... so, they seem stable ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Scale #Score #
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Total scores >2 ... Agitation Sedation Scale ... No pharmacologic ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... Withdrawal Score ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea ... Opiate #Withdrawal #Scale ... #Diagnosis #Addiction
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... the determined cause ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #pharmacology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Management Summary Causes ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... Weakness - Dark urine ... #treatment #nephrology
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... filling pushing urine ... - Failure to Store ... SUI or UUI not caused ... Symptoms #Urology #Diagnosis
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... Glasgow Coma Scale ... UnResponsiveness (FOUR Score ... Casey Albin MD @ ... #comatose #diagnosis
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #