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Seizures

HouseStaff Handbook Neurology

Objective The primary objectives of the medical evaluation of the first seizure are to establish...

Updated 2 years ago by Katarina Soewono

Peds Inpatient Expectation

HouseStaff Handbook PEDS

You will receive an email from valley children for the on-boarding package. Part of this package,...

Updated 3 years ago by Katarina Soewono

Peds Immunization

HouseStaff Handbook Immunization Schedule

Can also download cdc vaccination schedule app via your phone store Child and Adolescents ...

Updated 3 years ago by Katarina Soewono

Anemia

HouseStaff Handbook Hematology

Anemia can be caused by many things but first we should get some basic labs such as CBC that will...

Updated 3 years ago by Umair Khalid

USPSTF screening

HouseStaff Handbook Screening Schedule

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening: The USPSTF recommends 1-time screening for abdominal aorti...

Updated 3 years ago by Katarina Soewono

TCA Overdose

HouseStaff Handbook Toxicology

Call poison control.  Check urine toxicology for co-ingestions esp. salicylates , acetaminophen....

Updated 3 years ago by Shakeel Ahmad

Salicylate Overdose

HouseStaff Handbook Toxicology

Check salicylate level and check urine toxicology for co-ingestions. Try to determine whether sal...

Updated 3 years ago by Shakeel Ahmad

Acetaminophen Overdose

HouseStaff Handbook Toxicology

Check Acetaminophen levels and urine toxicology for co-ingestions Call poison control NGT, lava...

Updated 3 years ago by Shakeel Ahmad

Stepwise approach to managing Asthma

HouseStaff Handbook Pulmonary

Intermittent (Step 1) — Symptoms — <2 days a week, <2x nighttime awakenings/month, SABA use <2 da...

Updated 3 years ago by Andrew Phan

Oxygen Therapy

HouseStaff Handbook Pulmonary

●Venturi masks permit a precise upper limit for the FiO2, preferable for patients at risk of hype...

Updated 3 years ago by Katarina Soewono

Asthma/COPD Flare

HouseStaff Handbook Pulmonary

Initial pharmacologic therapy Beta adrenergic agonists Dose and administration – Albuterol 2.5 ...

Updated 3 years ago by Katarina Soewono

CAP

HouseStaff Handbook Pulmonary

Common causes Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) and respiratory viruses are the most frequ...

Updated 3 years ago by Katarina Soewono

Constipation

HouseStaff Handbook Gastroenterology

Check if patient has Bowel Obstruction before giving anything PO Stool Softeners - Colace 100-25...

Updated 3 years ago by Umair Khalid

Nausea

HouseStaff Handbook Gastroenterology

Nausea Nausea is the unpleasant sensation of about to vomit.  This can occur alone or with vomit...

Updated 3 years ago by Umair Khalid

Inpatient Diabetes Guidelines

HouseStaff Handbook Endocrinology

Definitions Type 1 DM: autoimmune. Patients require exogenous insulin to prevent DKA. Type ...

Updated 3 years ago by Jovanne Tamparon

DKA

HouseStaff Handbook Endocrinology

  Diagnosis DKA vs HHS:  DKA sugar ranges from 250 to 500 mg/dL HHS typically has sugars > 60...

Updated 3 years ago by Jovanne Tamparon

Endocarditis

HouseStaff Handbook Cardiology

  Overview Diagnosis requires 2 major, 1 major with 3 minor, or 5 minor criteria from the modif...

Updated 3 years ago by Harinder Gill

CHF

HouseStaff Handbook Cardiology

Definition A condition in which the heart is not able to pump enough blood to meet the body’s me...

Updated 3 years ago by Harinder Gill

Rule out MI

HouseStaff Handbook Cardiology

Admit to Telemetry Tele-nurse may reach out to you for > 6 PVCs/min, atrial fibrillation, vent...

Updated 3 years ago by Harinder Gill

Post Training Questionairre Data

ACEing Residency ACEs Awareness- Training and Attestation

To interpret the data below, please see the numbered questions below corresponding to Q1...Q10. T...

Updated 3 years ago by Prabhneet Kaur Singh, MD