Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) predicts the presence of pericardial or intra-abdominal injury after penetrating or blunt trauma. FAST should be used liberally…
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Opening the consultation Wash your hands and don PPE if appropriate Introduce yourself to the patient including your name and role Confirm the patient’s name…
Shock Index, Pediatric Age-Adjusted (SIPA) predicts mortality in children with blunt trauma SIPA can be used in patients 4-16 years old who have sustained blunt…
Identification of patients who should be immediately referred for liver transplant. INR > 6.5 (Prothrombin time > 100 sec): Yes No Patient age <11 or…
Identification of patients who should be immediately referred for liver transplant. Arterial pH < 7.30: Yes No INR > 6.5 (PT > 100 sec): Yes…
Estimates mortality of community-acquired pneumonia to help determine inpatient vs. outpatient treatment. The CURB-65 calculator also can be used in the emergency department setting to…
Predicts in-hospital survival in adult patients after ECMO for acute respiratory failure. RESP Score should be used in patients receiving venovenous (VV) and veno-arterial (VA)…
Cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction: IABP-SHOCK II RISK SCORE. Risk assessment of 30-day mortality. Age > 73 years Yes No History of stroke: Yes…
