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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Intravascular Coagulation (DIC ... • Elevated D-Dimer ... organ damage Clinical ... • PTT: ↑ • D-Dimer ... causes #treatment #management
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
DIC is a clinical ... platelet count, D-dimer
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... BNP/NT-proBNP, d-dimer ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #Management #Exacerbation
Post-abortion Hemorrhage Management Algorithm
Cervical laceration
 → Direct pressure, silver nitrate for small laceration
 → Repair with
Post-abortion Hemorrhage Management ... Algorithm Cervical ... Laparoscopy and Repair Clinical ... coagulopathy or DIC ... #Algorithm #obstetrics
Urinary Incontinence Algorithm

3IQ Questionnaire: Helps classify UI with modest accuracy. 
 - During last 3 months
Urinary Incontinence Algorithm ... what situations did ... what situation did ... #Incontinence #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Management
MDRO: Multiple Drug Resistant Organism (Stenehjem E et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2016; 63(10): 1273-1280)

#AntibioticClassificationSchema #Antibiotics
Clin Infect Dis. ... Antibiotics #MDRO #clinical ... #management #pharmacology
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypernatremia #Management ... #Algorithm #Sodium ... nephrology #insipidus #DI
Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation and Management ... Sickle Cell Crises Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Manifestations #Workup #Algorithm
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
function of the DIP ... joint needs to be clinically ... distal to the DIP ... fracture • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Centor - Clinical Decision Rule for Management of Sore Throat #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #Centor #Criteria
Centor - Clinical ... Decision Rule for Management ... Throat #Diagnosis #Management ... #StrepThroat #Algorithm