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Formula for Corrected Calcium in Hypoalbuminemia

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

Example:
Formula for Corrected ... Hypoalbuminemia Corrected ... Hypoalbuminemia #formula ... #correction #diagnosis ... #calculation #albumin
What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
What's in a Blood Gas ... PvCO2 >45mmHg has ... Diagnosis #ABG #VBG #Differences ... #Versus #Comparison ... Studies #Conversion #Correlation
Management of Hyponatremia
Hypertonic Saline - Only indicated if patient has severe symptoms + Na < 125
Give
The target for correction ... hypertonic saline correction ... FE Urate post correction ... Volume • Consider correction ... • Calculate correction
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... ACD • Monitor & correct ... report dehydration as ... fatigue after correction ... modifications Algorithm
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Pressures and Calculations ... Reflects the pressure difference ... (TD) • TD is EASY ... have shown good correlation ... RHC #PACatheter #calculations
Hemoglobin A1c (glycated hemoglobin) reflects the average blood glucose concentration over the course of the RBC
or lower, were correlated ... exhibited direct correlations ... LDL and inverse correlation ... lifespan of RBCs in circulation ... glycatedproteins #eAS
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ICU-card
«ICU, Formulas & Drugs»
HEMODYNAMIC PATTERNS
Condition
SAP
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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ICU-card «ICU, Formulas ... Q-T interval correction ... Gradient, age-corrected ... Oxygen Content Difference