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Flowchart to interpreting pleural fluid analysis using Light's criteria and based on the British Thoracic Society
pleural fluid analysis ... using Light's criteria ... medical diagrams, tables ... #pleuralfluid #analysis ... lights #criteria #algorithm
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) - ICU One Pager Summary
Indications (AIEOU):
 • A: Acidosis (usually severe metabolic)
Renal Replacement Therapy ... CRRT machine CRRT Modes ... fluid removal and correction ... #Replacement #Therapy ... nephrology #CRRT #Modes
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) Modalities

RRT Modalities in the ICU:
 • IHD (Intermittent HD):  3-5 hr
Renal Replacement Therapy ... efficiency daily dialysis ... machine CRRT Modes ... fluid removal and correction ... nephrology #CRRT #Modes
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Bowel Regimen Guide
Osmotic agents (draws water into bowel, thereby loosening stool
water into bowel, thereby ... enema - Discomfort during ... Inpatient Pocket Cards Collection ... #pharmacology #table
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Summary Meta-Analysis ... mean = median = mode ... mean > median > mode ... mean < median < mode ... Biostatistics #formulas
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... lumen and the dialysis ... Hemodynamically stable ... appropriate antibiotic therapy ... infection #Management #Algorithm
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Management during ... Planning for delivery mode ... Delivery • Stable ... deteriorating on medical therapy ... investigative therapy
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
framework to guide therapy ... then be excreted using ... need inotrope therapy ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table
Stepwise management of acute headache in the emergency department 

1) Metoclopramide 10 mg IV or prochlorperazine
especially if using ... unnecessary if using ... block, emerging therapy ... listed in Table ... Management #Stepwise #Algorithm
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
performed is serologic analysis ... using complement ... TREATMENT: Clinically stable ... and response to therapy