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Central line myth #2: location, location, location 

By far the best data we have to guide
Central line myth ... randomized to get the central ... Venous #Catheters #CVC ... Complications #Locations ... 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
of Central Venous ... #EBM #RCT #Central ... Venous #Catheters #CVC ... #Lines #Rates # ... Sites #Infections #Selection
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
) 2) Lines and Tubes ... • Central Venous ... Catheters (CVL/ ... felt to be due to central ... venous line, it
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Arterial Line: ... Central Venous Line ... : • Central Venous ... BIOREACTANCE/NICOM: Detection ... venous blood to the central
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform ... Interpretation Central ... venous pressure (CVP ... impede forward flow like ... closed TV causing reflection
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for ... volumes of ~6 cc ... Proning is a front-line ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
adverse events or complications ... functional status - Able ... metabolic equivalent able ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
incidentally via CBC ... symptoms, signs, and complications ... • Treatment algorithms ... evolving, but very general
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Mortality due to CVD ... GHRH release, central ... Management: • 1st line ... Transsphenoidal surgical resection