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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... #Pulmonary #FunctionTests ... #PFTs #Interpretation
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... ALP ≥ 2x ULN R Value ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver #FunctionTest
Reference Laboratory Values - Fishbone Shorthand
Complete Blood Count (CBC), Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP), Liver Function Tests
Reference Laboratory ... Values - Fishbone ... Panel (BMP), Liver Function ... Arterial Blood Gas ... #Values #Labs #
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... - Blood Gas Interpretation ... And BMP Normal Values ... - Vomiting, NG suction ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
Liver Function Tests ... LFTs) - Normal Values ... and Interpretation ... #Tests #LFTs #Laboratory ... #Values #Interpretation
THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY (TEG)
General Principle
• A small cuvette is rotated to simulate sluggish venous flow and stimulate clot
cascade and platelet function ... displayed graphically as ... formation begins as ... 2 mm • K - K value ... CriticalCare #Hematology #Interpretation
Normal Thromboelastogram - Specific parameters represent the 3 phases of the cell-based model of haemostasis: initiation,
phases of the cell-based ... propagation -R value ... #TEG #Normal #Interpretation ... #Laboratory
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Guide to Interpretation ... can be called w/ as ... shaped GPR, these clues ... BCx #Positive #Interpretation ... #Laboratory #Microbiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
of Primary and Functional ... may involve MV base ... parachute mitral valve ... Causes of functional ... Causes #Primary #Functional
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Failure (ADHF) as ... diagnosis but rather as ... be determined based ... include Crackles/Rales ... hemodynamics and cardiac function