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Prediction of Compensatory Responses on Simple Acid-Base Disturbances

#acidbase #compensation #metabolic #respiratory #diagnosis #calculations #formulas #acidosis #alkalosis
on Simple Acid-Base ... #acidbase #compensation ... respiratory #diagnosis #calculations ... #formulas #acidosis
Flowchart to interpreting pleural fluid analysis using Light's criteria and based on the British Thoracic Society
pleural fluid analysis ... Light's criteria and based ... medical diagrams, tables ... lights #criteria #algorithm ... #differential
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Compensation
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Evaluation and Differential ... the appropriate compensation ... done by using formulas ... Differential Diagnosis ... Evaluation #workup #Differential
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
that any given case ... implies being able ... NegativePredictiveValue #Calculation ... #Table #PPV #NPV ... #Formulas #Statistics
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Table 1. Equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in adults based on serum creatinine concentration*.
#Diagnosis
Table 1. ... eGFR) in adults based ... EGFR #Equations #Calculation ... #Formulas #Creatinine
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based ... algorithm Urine ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC ... macule and papule (Table ... differentiated based ... have a broader differential ... Maculopapular #Rash #Algorithm
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Summary Meta-Analysis ... cause-effect Case ... prove causation Case ... Biostatistics #formulas ... #calculations #
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
in the coronary circulation ... are typically able ... off the coronary circulation ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm