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Pyrexia of Unknown Origin (PUO) Pathway | MEDiscuss CDSSmediscuss.org › cdss › puo-pathway
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.
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VTE Diagnosis and Exclusion Pathway | MEDiscuss CDSSmediscuss.org › cdss › vte-exclusion
Works through the Wells criteria, the PERC rule and the age-adjusted D-dimer in sequence, and says where that leaves the diagnosis.
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Virological Failure and Second-Line ART | MEDiscuss CDSSmediscuss.org › cdss › hiv-second-line-art
Separates virological failure from poor adherence on the NACO two-sample protocol, and builds the second-line regimen when a switch is due.
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Acute Hypercalcaemia Protocol | MEDiscuss CDSSmediscuss.org › cdss › acute-hypercalcaemia
Hydrate, block, eliminate. The three steps in acute hypercalcaemia, in the order they are taken and with what to check before each one.
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Albumin-Corrected Phenytoin | MEDiscuss CDSSmediscuss.org › cdss › phenytoin-albumin-correction
Corrects a total phenytoin level for the albumin present, with the separate coefficient for renal failure and dialysis.
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Beta Cell Function and Insulin Resistance | MEDiscuss CDSSmediscuss.org › cdss › beta-cell-function
Computes HOMA-IR, HOMA-%B, QUICKI and, where entered, the C-peptide and triglyceride-glucose indices from a fasting sample, plots the patient on the hyperbola of insulin sensitivity against beta cell output, reads the C-peptide against the Exeter thresholds, flags the thin-fat Indian phenotype, and prints every published cut-off with the population it came from rather than choosing one.
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CURB-65 and CRB-65 Pneumonia Severity | MEDiscuss CDSSmediscuss.org › cdss › curb65-pneumonia-severity
Scores CURB-65 where a same-day urea is available, or falls back to CRB-65 where it is not, and turns the score into a site-of-care recommendation with 30-day mortality context.
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Cervical Screening and Abnormal Pap | MEDiscuss CDSSmediscuss.org › cdss › cervical-screening-pap
Says whether this woman is due for screening and by which test, and what to do with an abnormal VIA, cytology or HPV result.
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Diagnosis of Diabetes and Prediabetes | MEDiscuss CDSSmediscuss.org › cdss › diabetes-diagnosis
Reads fasting, 2-hour, random and HbA1c results against the ADA 2026, WHO and Indian criteria, applies the confirmation rule and the HbA1c exclusions, covers pregnancy on DIPSI and IADPSG, and draws each value on a band graphic beside the treatment target that a person with diabetes would be asked to reach.
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Forrest Classification of Upper GI Bleeding | MEDiscuss CDSSmediscuss.org › cdss › forrest-classification
The Forrest class from the washed ulcer base, what it earns in endoscopic therapy, and the first 72 hours afterwards.