MDC 1 - Neurology

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• 2013 Stroke Definition

• TIA ABCD2 Score - essential for IP medical necessity

• 2013 - ICU delirium review

• 2010 NIH Definition of Encephalopathy

• Toxic Encephalopathy Definition and Review

• Acute Toxic Metabolic Encephalopathy Definition

• Hepatic encephalopathy review​

• ACDIS "Altered Mental Status" & Encephalopathy Review​

• Adult Glasgow Coma Scale 

• Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale

• 2017 - Concussion review

• Intractable ("poorly controlled") epilepsy definition

• Status epilepticus definition - Epilepsy Foundation

• 2015 ILAE status epilepticus definition

 

MDC 4 - Pulmonology

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• 2019 IDSA Community Acquired Pneumonia Treatment Guidelines

• 2016 IDSA Hospital-acquired Pneumonia guidelines​

• 2011 IDSA Community Pneumonia Guidelines in Pediatrics

• 2006 - Parapneumonia effusions and empyema evaluations

• 2017 - GOLD COPD standards

• 2017 - Asthma-COPD overlay syndrome

• 2017 - NIH Asthma Guidelines

• 1999 - Adult acute respiratory failure definition

• 2014 - Pediatric respiratory failure definition - AAP

• 2015 - Maryland Hospital Association Resp. Definitions

• 2017 - Mayo Clinic Proceedings Review of Mechanical Ventilation

 

MDC 5 - Cardiology

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• 2014 - Heart Rhythm Society definitions of paroxysmal, persistent, prolonged persistent, and permanent (chronic) atrial fibrillation and typical/atypical atrial flutter

• 2016 - Comprehensive review of atrial fibrillation​

• 2010 - European Society of Cardiology - Atrial fibrillation guideline - has different definitions of persistent atrial fibrillation than that of the HRS

• 2012 - JACC - Definition of non-sustained ventricular tachycardia

• 2012 - JACC - Definition of asystole (pauses over 10 seconds)

• 2014 - JACC - Definition of asystole (w/SSS - over 3 seconds)

• 2012 - JACC Guideline for Ischemic Heart Disease Management

• 2009 - NEJM editorial on ultra-sensitive troponins - requires subscription

• 2013 - Review of ultra-sensitive troponins - full text requires JAMA subscription

• 2015 - Review of Troponin Interpretation - Mayo Clinic - full text requires AJM subscription

• 2017 - High-sensitivity troponin interpretation - Mayo Clinic

• 2017 - High sensitive troponins with Type 2 MI

• 2018 - 4th Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction

• 2018 - Tips on implementing the 4th UD of Myocardial Infarction

• 2014 - Type 1 vs. 2 MI vs. nonischemic myocardial necrosis

• 2017 - Review of Type 1 Non-STEMI

• 2016 - AMI w/nonobstructive coronary arteries​

• 2010 - Heart Failure Society Guidelines on HF

• 2010 - Heart Failure Society criteria for decompensated HF

• 2016 - European Heart Failure review

• 2018 - Review of Right Heart Failure - Circulation​

• 2013 - Differential diagnosis of elevated lactate - Mayo Clinic

• 2014 - Shock consensus statement - excellent!!!

• 2014 - JNC8 Hypertension Guideline

• 2010 - Hypertensive crisis (emergency/urgency) definition

• 2012 - Hypertensive crisis in children​

• 2008 - NEJM aticle - troponin as a mortality biomarker in acute heart failure

• 2007 - Definition of cardiac tamponade - requires subscription

• 2013 - Definition of (chronic) cor pulmonale

• 2009 - Definition of acute cor pulmonale with HF being integral

• 2015 - Definition of acute cor pulmonale with HF not being integral

• 2013 - Syncope review - Circulation

• 2011 - Syncope approach - Canadian CV Society

• 2014 - Universal definition of perioperative bleeding in CV surgery

 

MDC 6 - Gastroenterology - Abdominal Surgery

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• 2013 - ACG Review of GERD​

• 2015 - ACG Review of Barrett's Esophagus

• 2012 - ACG Review of UGI bleeding​

• 2015 - ACG Review of small bowel bleeding

• ​​2004 - Definition of Major Blood Loss - ABLA

• 2013 - ACG C. difficle infection review

• 2015 - ACG Ischemic colitis review​​

• 2015 - Proposed appendicitis grading system​

• 2014 - Pediatric appendicitis diagnostic algorithm​

• US Library of Medicine Definition of Peritonitis​

 

MDC 7 - Hepatobiliary​

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• ​2013 - ACG definition and staging of acute pancreatitis

• 2013 - Chronic pancreatitis review​

• 2012 - Fatty Liver Disease discussion

• 2001 - Hepatic Encephalopathy review

• 2012 - Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Liver Failure

 

MDC 10 - Endocrinology and Metabolism

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• 2015 - Diabetes mellitus - definition and diagnosis

• 2012 - NEJM - Table defining chronic "out of control" or "poorly controlled" diabetes

• 2009 - Diabetes care - Definition of acute "poorly controlled" or "out of control" diabetes in hospital

• 2009 - Definitions of DKA and hyperosmolar hyperglyemic states

• Thyrotoxic crisis diagnostic criteria

• Morbid Obesity Definition (BMI > 40)

  • Morbid obesity - Medicare criteria for payment

• Cushing's syndrome criteria

• 2016 - Hyponatremia and its impact on LOS/resources​

• 2019 - Review of all current malnutrition criteria

• 2018 - GLIM Criteria for Adult Malnutrition

• 2012 AND-ASPEN Criteria for Adult Malnutrition

• 2013 AND-ASPEN Pediatric Malnutrition Criteria

• 2014 AND-ASPEN Pediatric Malnutrition Addendum to 2013 Criteria

• 2012 Pediatric Subjective Global Analysis malnutrition methodology​

 

MDC 11 - Nephrology

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• 2012 KDIGO Acute Kidney Injury (Renal Failure) criteria

• 2014 Maryland Hospital Association AKI Definition​

• 2008 Prerenal AKI vs. Intrarenal ATN criteria

• 2012 KDIGO Chronic Kidney Disease criteria

• 2016 Chronic Kidney Disease review​

• CMS ESRD Definition - page 3 of pdf

• KDIGO ESRD Definition

 

MDC 14 - Neonatology

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• 2005 - International Pediatric Sepsis Definition​​

• 2012 - AAP Early Onset Neonatal Sepsis

• 2013 - AAP Clarification of 2012 Article​

 

MDC 16 - Blood/Blood Forming Organs and Immunological Disorders

 

• 2014 - Primary and Secondary Thrombophilia

• 2004 - Definition of Major Blood Loss - Ac. Blood Loss Anemia

• 2012 - Neutropenia Definition and Work Up

• 2012 - Thrombocytopenia Definition and Work Up

• 2012 - Chronic Anemia Definition and Work Up

• 2012 - Definitions of Pancytopenia

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MDC 18 - Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and Disorders

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• 1992 - Sepsis 1 - out of vogue

• 2001 - Sepsis 2 - out of vogue

• 2012 - Surviving Sepsis Guidelines - based on Sepsis 2

• 2016 - Surviving Sepsis Guidelines​ - based on Sepsis 3

• 2016 - Sepsis 3 - Current standard (w/septic shock)​

• 2016 - Sepsis 3 - Assessment of current sepsis standard​

• 2016 - Sepsis 3 - ​Assessment of septic shock standard

• 2018 - IDSA-ASCO Neutropenic Fever Guideline

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MDC 25 - HIV

• 2016 - Symptoms of Acute HIV Infection (Syndrome)