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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
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
shoulder to 90 degrees ... , flex to 30 degrees ... video #sports #msk
Hypoalbuminemia and hypophosphatemia can mask an anion gap (particularly, low albumin states usually underestimate the anion
hypophosphatemia can mask ... particularly, low albumin ... Multiply the albumin ... every g/dL the albumin
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
Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
the hip to 90 degrees ... #physicalexam #msk
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