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To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
are shown in Table ... assistant medical calculation ... Neither formula ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... EGFR #Equations #Calculation
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the ... Electrical Storm ES diagnosed ... cardioversion Stable ... Identification and correction ... of reversible causes
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
will correctly diagnose ... a case, or the ... NegativePredictiveValue #Calculation ... #Table #PPV #NPV ... #Formulas #Statistics
Formula for Corrected Calcium in Hypoalbuminemia

Corrected Ca = Measured Ca2 + 0.8 x (4.0 - Albumin)

Example:
Formula for Corrected ... Hypoalbuminemia #formula ... #correction #diagnosis ... #calculation #albumin
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Causes of Extravascular ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Extravascular ... Hemolysis within circulation ... #Algorithm #Causes
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
simple arithmetic calculations ... patient is still able ... to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause ... Syndrome #neurology #diagnosis
Table 1. Equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in adults based on serum creatinine concentration*.
#Diagnosis
Table 1. ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... EGFR #Equations #Calculation ... #Formulas #Creatinine
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiovascular ... Infarction • Stable ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Proves cause-effect ... but not on the causal ... Biostatistics #formulas ... #calculations # ... diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... standardized conditions (correction ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Workup #table