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How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
#Contaminant #Contamination ... #Diagnosis #BCx
Diagnostic Approach to Hyponatremia
Box A:
 • Normo/hyperosmolar Hyponatremia: Glucose, Mannitol, Glycine, Contrast media, Maltose
 • Pseudohyponatremia:
Diagnostic Approach ... Hyponatremia Box ... Ethlene Glycole Box ... #Hyponatremia #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #workup
Open Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
Gustilo-Anderson Classification:
 • Type I
   - Wound <
Possible tissue contamination ... - Extensive contamination ... Open #Fractures #Diagnosis
Diagnostic Algorithms for Microcytic, Normocytic and Macrocytic Anemia

#Microcytic #Normocytic #Macrocytic #Anemia #Algorithm #Comparison #Diagnosis
Diagnostic Algorithms ... Macrocytic #Anemia #Algorithm ... #Comparison #Diagnosis
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Number of positive cx ... abx, obtain more cx ... BloodCultures #BCx ... #Contaminant #Contamination ... #Microbiology #Diagnosis
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
and Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Acute ... o CML - bcr-able ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm
General Algorithms for Assessment of the Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) (Algorithms 1, 2 and 3)

Algorithm
General Algorithms ... Device (LVAD) (Algorithms ... 1, 2 and 3) Algorithm ... LVAD) Patient Algorithm ... sustain life #Diagnosis
Adrenal Insufficiency Algorithm - Cosyntropin Stimulation Test
T-1m: Baseline cortisol drawn
T0: 250 µg cosyntropin given IV
T30m: Repeat
Insufficiency Algorithm ... cortisol level drawn BCM ... Insufficiency #Testing #Algorithm
Algorithmic Approach and Differential Diagnosis - Hypercalcemia
#Diagnosis #Hypercalcemia #Differential #Algorithm #Workup
Algorithmic Approach ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Hypercalcemia #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Algorithm
Blast Injury Categories
 - Primary - Direct effect from blast shockwave 
 - Secondary - Impact
Environmental contamination ... Categories #Trauma #Diagnosis