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Lactated Ringer's Medication Compatibility
#Pharmacology #LactatedRinger #LR #RingersLactate #IVInfusion #Medication #Compatibility #Table #Nursing
LactatedRinger #LR ... Compatibility #Table
Cushing Syndrome - Likelihood Ratios of Physical Exam Findings
Moon facies LR +1.6
Central obesity LR +3.0
Generalized obesity
Central obesity LR ... Thin skinfold LR ... 115.6 Plethora LR ... +NS Ecchymoses LR ... #PhysicalExam #diagnosis
COPD Physical Exam Likelihood Ratios
Barrel Chest - LR 1.5
Pursed Lip Breathing - LR 2.7
Reduced breath sounds
Barrel Chest - LR ... Lip Breathing - LR ... breath sounds - LR ... cardiac impulse - LR ... LikelihoodRatios #LRs #diagnosis
POUND Mnemonic for Diagnosis of Migraine Headache
P Is the headache Pulsatile in quality?
O Is the duration
POUND Mnemonic for Diagnosis ... ≥ 4 features LR ... 3 features LR ... 3.5 ≤2 features LR ... LikelihoodRatio #Diagnosis
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
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Lactated Ringers (LR ... Composition of LR ... Lactated Ringers (LR ... lactic acid • LR ... to endothelial glycocalyx
Physical Exam findings in Lower Extremity DVT - Likelihood Ratios
 - Asymmetric calf swelling, ≥2 cm
cm difference - LR ... venous dilation - LR ... of entire leg - LR ... skin warmth - LR ... #PhysicalExam #diagnosis
Crystalloid Compositon - Normal Saline, Lactated Ringers, PlasmaLyte
#Pharmacology #Crystalloids #Contents #Comparison #Table #Normosol #Plasmalyte #LactatedRingers #NormalSaline
Contents #Comparison #Table ... NormalSaline #NS #LR
Likelihood Ratios - Probability
Remember 2/5/10 and 15/30/45:
 • LR of 2 increases the probability by 15%
and 15/30/45: • LR ... probability by 15% • LR ... probability by 30% • LR ... 5, and 1/10 • LR ... Probability #LRs #diagnosis
Choose Your Fluid: Crystalloid Comparison Chart:
Plasma vs Plasma-Lyte, Saline (.45%, 0.9%, 2%, 3%), D5W, Ringer's Lactate,
contents #comparison #table ... #LR #LactatedRingers
Thyroid Goiter on Physical Exam - Likelihood Ratios by Finding
 • No goiter by palpation or
or inspection - LR ... normal position - LR ... #PhysicalExam #diagnosis ... #LR #Likelihood