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Capillary Refill Testing on Physical Exam

- The pressure is increased until the skin is blank and
Capillary Refill Testing ... of normal skin color ... #Capillary #filling ... Testing #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Finger
Capillary filling time is measured by applying firm pressure on the ventral surface of the distal
Capillary filling ... of normal skin color ... study #Capillary #filling ... Testing #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Finger
Approaching a Difficult Colonoscopy - Scoping Summary
Risk factors for failed C-scope:
 • Incr Age
 • Female
Private practice setting ... 1) Redundant Colon ... , sedation time ... failed/redundant colons ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Intestinal Ultrasound (IUS) in IBD - IBD Algorithm

IUS Pros (+): no radiation, cost-effective, real-time data, well
) in IBD - IBD Algorithm ... cost-effective, real-time ... good for SB and colon ... Wade Billings @wabillin ... Ultrasound #IUS #IBD #Algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Performance thorough ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... examination finding ... cellular function Clinical ... Diagnosis - Medical time ... - Further testing
Guide to systemic mastocytosis

Criteria for diagnosis: at least 1 major and 1 minor or 3 minor
KIT mutation at codon ... cytopenias or meeting ... hemepath #pathology #algorithm ... #diagnosis #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
only 5% of the resting ... rate, the less time ... and thus, less time ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
only 5% of the resting ... rate, the less time ... and thus, less time ... management #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm
Oral anticoagulants and reversal/hemostatic strategies. 

In the elegant tug-of-war between thrombosis and hemostasis, prescribing an anticoagulant
is essentially telling ... that point, the clinician ... the while, the clinician ... intense, real-time