Tagged ‘Clinical Decision Instrument’

Journal Review

Performance of the Ottawa Heart Failure Risk Score

Filed Under: Tags: , , March 8th, 2018 Leave a Comment

In the United States, heart failure affects 5.7 million people. Acute heart failure exacerbation is a common ED presentation and 1 in 9 deaths in the US included heart failure as a contributing cause.
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Journal Review

The Ottawa SAH Decision Instrument

Filed Under: Tags: , , February 15th, 2018 Leave a Comment

Acute headaches account for 1-2% of all ED visits. Of these patients, 1-3% will actually have a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) (Goldstein 2006). This makes it a rare, challenging to make diagnosis but,
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