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What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
#EBM #Diagnosis ... #ABG #VBG #Differences ... #Versus #Comparison ... Studies #Conversion #Correlation
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
What is the difference ... while completely different ... initial treatment algorithms ... mesentericischemia #comparison ... #differences #diagnosis
ABG vs VBG: Arterial vs Venous Blood Gases

ABG
PROS: Tells you exactly what the arterial environment looks
VBG #Laboratory #Correlation ... #Comparison #pH ... #pCO2 #Diagnosis ... #Differences
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Lung Ultrasound differences ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... Lung #Ultrasound #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
systematic error Correlation ... perfect positive correlation ... perfect negative correlation ... , 0 = no correlation ... Biostatistics #formulas
Resolution: this patient has a splinter. While foreign bodies tend to generally be hyperechoic, metallic foreign
Herbst @EUSmkh #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Splinter ... Versus #Needle #Comparison ... Differentiation #Difference
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Reflects the pressure difference ... have shown good correlation ... artery #catheter #diagnosis
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6th ED
ICU-card
«ICU, Formulas & Drugs»
HEMODYNAMIC PATTERNS
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CVP

PAP PCWP

CO C(a-v)02 PVR

SVR
Hypovolemic shock
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Cardiogenic shock
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Septic shock
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Cardiac Tamponade
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RV
ICU-card «ICU, Formulas ... Q-T interval correction ... Oxygen Content Difference