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ASV - Adaptive Support Ventilation Summary
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Target MV (80-120%)
  2) PEEP
spontaneous breaths - Degree ... breaths Casey Albin
Burn Injury - Depth and Grading Degrees
Superficial thickness (first degree): 
 • Painful, Does not blister,
Depth and Grading Degrees ... thickness (first degree ... thickness (second degree ... thickness (third degree ... infection Fourth degree
Metabolism of Albumin and Causes of Hypoalbuminemia 

#Albumin #Hypoalbuminemia #Metabolism #Causes #pathophysiology
Metabolism of Albumin ... Hypoalbuminemia #Albumin
Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
Serum to Ascites Albumin ... designed to keep albumin ... likely to allow albumin ... • Aka not much albumin ... 1.1: • Ascites albumin
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
head rotated 45 degrees ... approximately in a 30-degree ... then rotated 90 degrees ... maintaining 30 degrees ... downwards at a 45-degree
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Heart Blocks 1st Degree ... Treatment 2nd Degree ... Management. 2nd Degree ... Pacemaker 3rd Degree ... Classification #degrees
Calcium Electrolyte Repletion
Always correct Ca for albumin before deciding if it is abnormal
correct Ca for albumin ... + [0.8 x (4 - albumin
Albuminuria (Grades) and Risk for CKD
Normal to mildly increased albuminuria:
 - Albumin excretion rate: < 30
albuminuria: - Albumin ... - Albumin-to-creatinine ... Microalbuminuria): - Albumin ... - Albumin-to-creatinine ... proteinuria): - Albumin
Calcium Metabolism and management 

Satyendra Dhar MD, @DharSaty

#calcium #metabolism #hypocalcemia #hypercalcemia #albumin
hypercalcemia #albumin
Varying Degrees of Palpebral Conjunctival Pallor in four patients with hemoglobin levels:
(a) 7.3
(b) 12.7
(c) 14.0
(d) 14.5

#Conjunctival
Varying Degrees ... PhysicalExam #Comparison #Degrees