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To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
predict GFR, these formulas ... commonly used formulas ... are shown in Table ... Neither formula ... #Calculation #Formulas
Table 1. Equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in adults based on serum creatinine concentration*.
#Diagnosis
Table 1. ... Equations for estimated ... eGFR) in adults based ... CockcroftGault #EGFR #Equations ... #Calculation #Formulas
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid Base ... than expected based ... Generally, for acid/base ... can be done by using ... formulas.
Acid-Base Disorders - Expected Compensation Equations

Metabolic Acidosis:
 • pCO2 = 1.5 x HCO3 + 8 ±
Acid-Base Disorders ... Expected Compensation Equations ... ± 2 (Winter’s formula ... ↓ 4 #Acid #Base
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
correctly diagnose a case ... that any given case ... implies being able ... #Calculation #Table ... #PPV #NPV #Formulas
Flowchart to interpreting pleural fluid analysis using Light's criteria and based on the British Thoracic Society
fluid analysis using ... Light's criteria and based ... medical diagrams, tables ... lights #criteria #algorithm
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
balanced, nutritious Table ... polymeric liquid formulas ... CD-TREAT - Solid food-based ... PEN) - EN liquid formula ... Nutrition #comparison #table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
be determined based ... then be excreted using ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... blood flow occurs during ... Even during the ... may not be the case ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... blood flow occurs during ... Even during the ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm