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Minggu, 20 Mei 2012

Conceptual organization of hematologic malignancies

Organization of tumors of the hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues as described by the World Health Classification 2008.

Swerdlow, SH, Campo, E, Harris, NL, et al. (Eds). World Health Organization Classification of Tumours of Haematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues, IARC Press, Lyon 2008.

 

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Sabtu, 19 Mei 2012


Goldman Cardiac Risk factors
Nine independent risk factors are evaluated on a point scale :
  • Third heart sound (S3); 11
  • Elevated jugulovenous pressure; 11
  • Myocardial infarction in past 6 months; 10
  • ECG: premature arterial contractions or any rhythm other than sinus; 7
  • ECG shows > 5 premature ventricular contractions per minute; 7
  • Age more than 70 years; 5
  • Emergency procedure; 4
  • Intra-thoracic, intra-abdominal or aortic surgery; 3
  • Poor general status, metabolic or bedridden; 3

Patients with scores >25 had a 56% incidence of death, with a 22% incidence of severe cardiovascular complications.

Patients with scores <26 had a 4% incidence of death, with a 17% incidence of severe cardiovascular complications.

Patients with scores <6 had a 0.2% incidence of death, with a 0.7% incidence of severe cardiovascular complications.