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ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
ACA Colorectal Cancer ... Cancer Screening ... 100% detection rate ... #Cancer #colon ... comparison #table #management
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
Characteristics for Colorectal ... Cancer Screening ... 100% detection rate ... #Cancer #colon ... comparison #table #management
Size
A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is defined as a single intraparenchymal lesion less than 3 cm
Size A solitary pulmonary ... a SPN and the chance ... risk for lung cancer ... #EBM #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #SolitaryPulmonaryNodule
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
the treatment of cancer-associated ... thrombosis; PE = pulmonary ... glomerular filtration rate ... VTE #Malignancy #Cancer ... Anticoagulation #Management
(S)CMV - Synchronized Controlled Mechanical Ventilation Summary
Most Similar to "AC/VC"
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Rate
Parameters: 1) Rate ... volume at a set rate ... trigger type & sensitivity ... #Ventilation #management ... #pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... CXR upright or lat ... foreign body, cancer ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Temporary / External Pacing
 • Transvenous & epicardial pacing are temporary methods of supporting brady- &
called an external pacer ... RATE - determines ... how often the pacer ... depolarization SENSITIVITY ... cardiology #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... antibody, Anti-GBM ... BNP, troponin if concern ... usually low in anti-GBM ... differential #diagnosis #management
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Coxsackie, CMV, EBV ... hemopathies, solid cancers ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... Disease #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
Pulmonary Nodule ... Focal pulmonary ... Management options ... methods yield a sensitivity ... diagnosis of lung cancer