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ABG vs VBG: Arterial vs Venous Blood Gases

ABG
PROS: Tells you exactly what the arterial environment looks
increased risk of bleeding ... VBG #Laboratory #Correlation ... Comparison #pH #pCO2 #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the ... Electrical Storm ES diagnosed ... cardioversion Stable ... Identification and correction ... #Tachycardia #Algorithm
Lower GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
 • Hematochezia
 • History and Physical
 • LGI Bleeding and
Lower GI Bleeding ... Physical • LGI Bleeding ... Stratification in GI Bleeding ... #hematochezia #diagnosis ... #management #algorithm
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding ... transfusion • Correction ... Hemodynamically stable ... Abnormal #Uterine #Bleeding
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Lung #Correlation ... #Table #ILD #Findings
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Monitoring and correction ... • Slow initial feeding ... initiation of feeding ... death • Stop feeding ... #Differential #Diagnosis
True serum sodium (corrected) based on serum glucose #Diagnosis #Hyponatremia #Pseudohyponatremia #Hyperglycemia #Glucose #Correction #Table
serum glucose #Diagnosis ... Hyperglycemia #Glucose #Correction ... #Table
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Lower GI Bleed - ... Management Algorithm ... GI bleeding (LGIB ... upper GI bleed) vs Stable ... GIBleed #management #Algorithm
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
systematic error Correlation ... perfect positive correlation ... perfect negative correlation ... , 0 = no correlation ... #calculations #diagnosis
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... fatigue after correction ... modifications Algorithm ... #Fatigue #IBD #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #management