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Hip fracture 
75% happen to older women
Leading cause of morbidity (30%–50% lose functional independence) & mortality
women Leading cause ... independence) & mortality ... (∼ 22% Mortality ... with a 1 year mortality ... , the one year mortality
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
intubation, ↓ mortality ... pulmonary edema (↓ mortality ... ), Other causes
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... endpoint of all-cause ... mortality and CV
DRESS-associated drugs

DRESS syndrome can be life threatening and it has a documented mortality rate of about
has a documented mortality ... #Medications #Causes
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
class (30-day all cause ... mortality) •
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
vs Low PEEP on Mortality ... increased 28-day all-cause ... mortality.
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... lung disease. 15% mortality ... It can also cause ... Reported cases associated
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
• Most common cause ... media • Important cause ... with improved mortality
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
predictive of all‐cause ... mortality and heart
Unintentional Weight Loss in Primary Care
 • Definition: More than 5% reduction in body weight within
morbidity and mortality ... UA Most Common Causes