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Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
LFTs) - Normal Values ... and Interpretation ... Alkaline phosphatase (AlkP ... #Interpretation ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... epinephrine 4) Page Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #cardiology
Intern Pocket Cards - Pre-Rounding Guide - Daily Checklist
Overnight Events:
 - Night float signout, nursing notes
Interdisciplinary
(min and max) values ... on daily basis Radiology ... yourself - Note if interpretation ... Antibiotics received and start ... PreRounding #Checklist #management
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
85% of predicted value ... ventricular arrythmias Diagnostics ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Chemistries - Interpretation ... of LFTs R-value ... normal AST/ALT AST ... liver #chemistry #diagnosis ... #LFTs #RValue #interpretation
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
LAFB - RAD: AntLat ... Approach #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #interpretation
THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY (TEG)
General Principle
• A small cuvette is rotated to simulate sluggish venous flow and stimulate clot
2 mm • K - K value ... Thromboelastography #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Hematology #Interpretation
Normal Thromboelastogram - Specific parameters represent the 3 phases of the cell-based model of haemostasis: initiation,
propagation -R value ... of latency from start ... lysis time (s) #Diagnosis ... #TEG #Normal #Interpretation
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
intrinsic rate (start ... Start pacing. ... #bradycardia #diagnosis ... #differential #management ... #cardiology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... or sed rate): Value ... GCA, but normal values ... Start steroids if ... #Management