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Central line myth #2: location, location, location 

By far the best data we have to guide
Central line myth ... but the overall rates ... #EBM #RCT #Central ... #Rates #Complications ... Sites #Infections #Selection
Central Venous Catheter site selection - Clinical Decision Aid
IJ vs Subclavian vs Supraclavicular vs Femoral by
Central Venous Catheter ... site selection ... #CriticalCare #Central ... Catheters #CVC #Lines ... #Rates #Complications
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
• Indications: Rate ... control of a-fib ... Heart failure (2nd line ... • Indications: Rate ... control of a-fib
Intravascular Complications of Central Venous Catheterization by Insertion Site
Complications in the Three-Choice Comparison, According to Insertion-Site
Complications of Central ... #EBM #RCT #Central ... Catheters #CVC #Lines ... #Rates #Complications ... Sites #Infections #Selection
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... rate with AV nodal ... rate (e.g., diltiazem ... rate (e.g., diltiazem ... management #cardiology #algorithm
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
the agent for rate ... Do not achieve rate ... their rate • ... pathways • 2nd-line ... treatment #comparison #table
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • AMS (altered mental ... glomerular filtration rate ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Pathophysiology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Behave and Treated Like ... very high mitotic rate ... Classification #pathophysiology ... #differential #algorithm
Emergency Breech Baby Delivery 
OB able to take patient to the OR?  yes -> C-section
Delivery OB able ... yes -> C-section ... horizontal/transverse lie ... C section is mandatory ... sonographic fetal heart rate
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
Interpretation Central ... at slower heart rates ... impede forward flow like ... closed TV causing reflection