Quality Improvement and Patient Safety — Flashcards

Improving _____ by treating hypotension, limiting vasoconstrictive agents, improving cardiac contractility, or revascularization can be used to prevent bedsores

Encapsulated bacterial infections are a(n) _____ cause of post-HSCT infection

Which scoring (SOFA/qSOFA) is particularly useful in the ICU setting?_____

_____ score assesses the severity and mortality risk in alcoholic hepatitis

According to ACR-EULAR, low positive RF and anti-CCP is given a score of _____

_____ classification is used for endoscopic findings and rebleeding risks in peptic ulcer disease.

According to the American Heart Association and European Society of Cardiology, high-risk cardiac lesions (for infective endocarditis prophylaxis) include: _____ cyanotic congenital heart disease, including palliative shunts or conduits.

Hint: repaired/unrepaired