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Restrict the cuff leak test to high-risk patients
The absence of a cuff leak increases the likelihood
#Criticalcare #CuffLeak ... #Reintubation #Pretest
Approach to Cuff Leak Test and Laryngeal Edema
A new joint practice guideline by the ATS and
#CriticalCare #CuffLeak
The preterm infant compared with the term infant. 

#Preterm #Premature #Term #Comparison #PhysicalExam #Features #Peds #Pediatrics
The preterm infant ... #Preterm #Premature
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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treatment indicated Protect ... hyperkalaemia, prevent
SIRS, qSOFA and Sepsis Definitions
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - Present if 2 2 of the following
Response Syndrome - Present ... following are present ... Sepsis likely present
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
- usually not present ... improve symptoms and prevent
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
UNa >30) • ADH Present ... Wasting • ADH Not Present ... UNa <20) • ADH Present ... syndrome) • ADH Not Present
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Diagnosis Algorithm Present ... Laryngomalacia Present
Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Selected Opportunistic Infections
#Pharm #Management #CD4Count #AIDS #HIV #Prophylaxis #Prophylactic #Antibiotics
Prophylaxis to Prevent
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Prevention - Prevent ... Symptoms - Prevent ... Stroke - Prevent ... Cardiac Death - Prevent