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Central line myth #2: location, location, location 

By far the best data we have to guide
Central line myth ... #2: location, location ... Venous #Catheters #CVC ... #Lines #Rates # ... Sites #Infections #Selection
Central Venous Catheter site selection - Clinical Decision Aid
IJ vs Subclavian vs Supraclavicular vs Femoral by
Central Venous Catheter ... site selection ... Venous #Catheters #CVC ... #Lines #Rates # ... Complications #Locations
Intravascular Complications of Central Venous Catheterization by Insertion Site
Complications in the Three-Choice Comparison, According to Insertion-Site
Complications of Central ... Venous #Catheters #CVC ... #Lines #Rates # ... Complications #Locations ... Sites #Infections #Selection
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform ... Interpretation Central ... at slower heart rates ... impede forward flow like ... closed TV causing reflection
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Massive hemoptysis = life ... 100-1000ml) or rate ... • Workup • General ... Cold Saline (50 Cc ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
5th decades of life ... sedimentation rate ... Treatment • Operable ... - First, a non-selective ... • Treatment of
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Mortality due to CVD ... GHRH release, central ... Management: • 1st line ... Endocrinology #Treatment ... #Pathophysiology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Ca-gluconate or 1g CaCl- (central ... line) - 1st ... line, stabilizes ... Exchanges K+ for cations ... #potassium #nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... disturbance, External lines ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
Anorexia Nervosa: Complications
CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES
 - Functional: Low BP, Sinus bradycardia, prolonged QT interval
 - Structural: Reduced
/ Hypovolemia NEUROLOGIC ... skin) - Lanugo: fine ... preserve warmth) GENERAL ... highest mortality rates ... Complications #pathophysiology