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External Ventricular Drain (EVD) Troubleshooting for Neurosurgery Residents

Low Hanging Fruit
 • Has the system become disconnected
Ventricular Drain (EVD ... • Are all EVD stopcocks ... • Is the EVD correctly ... • Is the EVD at ... #Neurosurgery #diagnosis
External Ventricular Drains (EVDs) & ICP waveform interpretation
An EVD is a temporary closed sterile system that
Ventricular Drains (EVDs ... interpretation An EVD ... Ventricular #Drains #EVDs ... #neurosurgery #diagnosis
Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios
+LR > 3.5:
 • Overall judgement of ED physician
Exacerbation - Diagnostic ... Overall judgement of ED ... heart failure • JVD ... Overall judgement of ED ... #physicalexam #diagnosis
Endoscopic Bleeding Risk - Summary points from ASGE guideline 

Low Risk Procedures 
 - Diagnostic endoscopy
Procedures - Diagnostic ... forceps biopsy (EGD ... - Resections (ESD ... Gastroenterology #EGD ... LowRisk #HighRisk #Diagnosis
EGD Nail Removal in the Duodenum
6y M, Hx of 2.5" carpenter's Nail ingestion 3hrs. Very sharp
EGD Nail Removal ... hold from sharp end ... not, trail sharp end ... Removal #Endoscopy #egd
Range of hypertensive cardiovascular disease from prehypertension to target-organ damage and end- 
stage disease. 
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target-organ damage and end ... Polysymptomatic or end-stage ... disease #Diagnosis
Hepatic Vein Waveform

a wave - atrial contraction (end diastole)
S - ventricular systole
v - increasing RA pressure
atrial contraction (end ... return towards the end ... Waveform #Venous #diagnosis
ECG characteristics of early repolarization
 - The ST segment elevations are concave and most pronounced in
repolarization is the end-QRS ... slurring or end-QRS ... - The end-QRS ... slur and end-QRS ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
End Stage Liver ... Complications #diagnosis
Algorithm for the diagnosis of hyponatremia.

If you start with the osmolalities, urinary sodium etc first and
Algorithm for the diagnosis ... assessment til the end ... make a correct diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Hyponatremia