7546 results
Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index Scoring Criteria #EBM #Diagnosis #Management #PESI #RiskSscore #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Embolism Severeity Index ... Criteria #EBM #Diagnosis ... #Management #PESI
Approach to Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Suspected TMA: Unexplained thrombocytopenia + MAHA
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... ↑ Reticulocyte index ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index - estimates 30d mortality #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #PCC #PESI #sPESI #risk
Embolism Severeity Index ... 30d mortality #Diagnosis ... #Management #EM
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
pneumoniae, proteus Diagnosis ... is needed for diagnosis ... patients with high index ... also important Management ... #management
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
mechanisms and management ... right ventricular index ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
PAD affects >230 million adults worldwide & is associated with increased
first-line test in the diagnosis ... • Toe-brachial index ... TBI ≤ 0.70 is diagnostic ... #Disease #PAD #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis ... and Management ... ~2 weeks after index ... Variceal #Bleeding #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis ... and Management ... requires high index ... Management: SURGERY ... #Management #Summary
5-Oxoprolinuria
What is it:
 • Aka pyroglutamic acidosis, Intermediate in γ-glutamyl cycle
 • Amino acid transport and
flucloxacillin, vigabatrin Diagnosis ... Requires high index ... Oxoprolinuria #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Person Syndrome - Diagnosis ... : • High index ... #Management #treatment