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101. Autoantibody Interpretation Guide | MEDiscuss CDSS

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     Takes the positive results of an ANA screen, the ANA profile and the extended myositis, scleroderma, RA, ANCA, antiphospholipid, liver, kidney, skin, ganglioside and neuronal panels, and gives the significance of each antibody and each combination with its sensitivity, specificity and disease associations, and the infections and drugs that can produce them.

     Clinical decision support 7,625 words
102. Glucocorticoid Equivalence Calculator | MEDiscuss CDSS

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     Calculate equivalent doses between systemic corticosteroids, and flags where the mineralocorticoid cover or the half-life will not match.

     Clinical decision support 1,986 words
103. Individualised HbA1c Target | MEDiscuss CDSS

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     Sets an individualised HbA1c target from the type of diabetes, age, duration, treatment, hypoglycaemia risk, health status, comorbidity and complications, explains why, draws it against the normal range, and prints the NICE, ACP, KDIGO and Indian figures where they differ.

     Clinical decision support 4,417 words
104. Light's Criteria for Pleural Fluid | MEDiscuss CDSS

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     Applies Light's criteria to the pleural fluid report to separate an exudate from a transudate, with the serum-pleural albumin gradient alongside.

     Clinical decision support 2,185 words
105. Needlestick and Occupational PEP | MEDiscuss CDSS

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     One pathway for a needlestick or other occupational exposure, covering HIV, HBV and HCV prophylaxis together. Follows NACO and CDC guidance.

     Clinical decision support 2,282 words
106. Organophosphorus (OP) Poisoning Pathway | MEDiscuss CDSS

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     The Peradeniya score, atropine titrated to effect, and a renally adjusted oxime for organophosphorus poisoning.

     Clinical decision support 2,401 words
107. Pathogen-Directed Antimicrobial Guide | MEDiscuss CDSS

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     Directed therapy once the culture has named the organism, chosen by organism, body site and resistance phenotype together.

     Clinical decision support 3,065 words
108. Pyrexia of Unknown Origin (PUO) Pathway | MEDiscuss CDSS

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     Classifies classic, nosocomial, neutropenic and HIV-associated PUO per Durack and Street, gates advanced imaging behind a complete first-stage workup, and directs further investigation from the clinical clues present.

     Clinical decision support 3,838 words
109. VTE Diagnosis and Exclusion Pathway | MEDiscuss CDSS

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     Works through the Wells criteria, the PERC rule and the age-adjusted D-dimer in sequence, and says where that leaves the diagnosis.

     Clinical decision support 2,374 words
110. Virological Failure and Second-Line ART | MEDiscuss CDSS

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     Separates virological failure from poor adherence on the NACO two-sample protocol, and builds the second-line regimen when a switch is due.

     Clinical decision support 1,832 words