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Crystalloid pH, Contents and Costs Compared
Plasma	pH 7.4
Normal Saline	pH 5.5*	
Ringer’s Lactate pH 6.5	
Plasmalyte A pH 6.5	
Coca-cola pH
Plasmalyte A pH 6.5 Coca-cola ... #pH #Contents #Comparison
Commonly Used Clinical Grading Systems
 • Edema Grading Scale
 • Hepatic Encephalopathy Grading (West Haven Criteria)
Used Clinical Grading ... Systems • Edema Grading ... Encephalopathy Grading ... • Grady Coma ... • Ascites Grading
Glasgow Coma Scale - Adult and Pediatrics

Check on the health of a newborn baby using the
Glasgow Coma Scale ... using the APGAR rating ... #Glasgow #Coma #
Grades of Hepatic Encephalopathy - West Haven Criteria
 • Grade 1 - Inattention, euphoria/anxiety, altered sleep
• Grade 4 - Coma ... Encephalopathy #Grading
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
identifying and grading ... VisualAbstract #POCUS ... Hydronephrosis #Comparison
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
• anesthesia • coma ... • anesthesia • coma ... #pharmacology #comparison
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
patient should focus ... investigation of coma
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Grading
Grade I: Generally alert, but with sleep irregularities, Mild confusion, Mildly slowed speech,
Encephalopathy - Grading ... behavior Grade IV: Coma ... Encephalopathy #Grading
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
disorientation • Grade 4: Coma ... Encephalopathy #Grading
West Haven Criteria for Hepatic Encephalopathy Grading
Grade 1 
 - Trivial lack of awareness 
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Encephalopathy Grading ... disorientation Grade 4 - Coma ... Encephalopathy #Grading