Interactive OSCE Checklist – Counseling a Patient with an increased INR level
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Category: Pharmacology
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Patient’s counseling with an increased INR level / OSCE guide
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…
Interactive Checklist of differential diagnoses of DILI and HILI
Differential diagnoses of drug-induced and herb-induced liver disease: Checklist of differential diagnoses of DILI and HILI. This tabular listing, although not comprehensive, is to be…
RUCAM scale to estimate the probability of the drug-induced liver injury (DILI) and herb induced liver injury (HILI) online calculator
The RUCAM score (Roussel Uclaf Causality Assessment Method) helps to assess the likelihood of drug-induced liver injury (DILI), as well as the assessment of the…
The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A/HARS) online calculator
The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale evaluates anxiety levels based on clinical questions, quantifies the severity of anxiety syndrome, and is often used to evaluate antipsychotic…
R-value for Liver Injury Online calculator
Can be used in patients with suspected drug induced liver injury (DILI) with abnormal liver chemistries. R-value= (patient’s ALT / upper limit of normal ALT…
Counseling a patient who is taking warfarin / OSCE guide
Before initiating anticoagulation therapy with warfarin Before initiating anticoagulation therapy an assessment of the patient’s coagulation status is necessary, including: a baseline INR indication for…
King’s College Criteria for Non- Acetaminophen Toxicity acute hepatic failure
Identification of patients who should be immediately referred for liver transplant. INR > 6.5 (Prothrombin time > 100 sec): Yes No Patient age <11 or…
The Statin-Associated Muscle Symptom Clinical Index (SAMS-CI)
Regional distribution or pattern: Symmetric hip flexors or thigh aches Symmetric calf aches Symmetric upper proximal aches Nonspecific asymmetric, intermittent Temporal pattern: Symptoms onset <…
King’s College Criteria for Acetaminophen Toxicity
Identification of patients who should be immediately referred for liver transplant. Arterial pH < 7.30: Yes No INR > 6.5 (PT > 100 sec): Yes…