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“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
both reduce the number ... investigations and treatments ... components of the algorithm ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Evaluation Major ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... #diagnosis
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Evaluation: 1. ... Assess for high risk ... • Aortic valve disease ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... Aortic #Dissection #diagnosis
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Evaluation of suspected ... incomplete Kawasaki Disease ... if they have no clinical ... echo is positive, treatment ... #Diagnosis #Peds
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
Evaluation Guide ... 7-28% -> Incr risk ... associated w severe disease ... #Guide #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Protocol
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
to identify low-risk ... managed without lumbar ... empiric antibiotic treatment ... 92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease ... - Limits evaluation ... • Treatment for ... #clinical #mri ... #clinical #Radiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Malignant Hyperthermia is a very rare, but life-threatening condition that can occur after using certain anesthetic
#algorithm ... and treatment. ... Therapeutics and Clinical ... Risk Management ... Journal of Rare Diseases
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... Presentation: - Disease ... course of the disease ... Dysphagia- increased risk ... column Treatment