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Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
antigen, leading to complement ... blood types or during ... Complement activation ... Pathophysiology #Allergy #Diagnosis ... #Reactions #Table
EEG/Bispectral Index (BIS) Monitoring - Neuromuscular Blockade

 • Use EEG/BIS monitor to ensure sedation depth is
Neuromuscular Blockade ... titrate sedation during ... Bispectral index is an algorithmic ... NMB #neurology #criticalcare ... #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... then be excreted using ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... Even during the ... #diagnosis #management ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare
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 ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... management #clinical #criticalcare
Train of Four (TOF) Monitoring - Neuromuscular Blockade

Used to titrate NMB to the minimum effective dose.
Neuromuscular Blockade ... is stimulated using ... Neuromuscular #Blockade ... NMB #neurology #criticalcare ... #diagnosis
Approach to using the perfusion scan in Brain Death Evaluation

Like any diagnostic test, a flow scan
Approach to using ... Evaluation Like any diagnostic ... search for wrong-diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... Perfusion #Scan #Algorithm
Trigger Finger - Stenosing flexor tendon tenosynovitis

There is a change in the slip between the tendon
movement to become blocked ... you may not be able ... or even not be able ... The diagnosis is ... clinical, and can be complemented
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
TRALI Diagnostic ... Onset during or ... have not been diagnosed ... TRALI l, and b Stable ... Criteria #pulmonary #criticalcare
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
Valley Fever) - Diagnosis ... serologic analysis using ... complement fixation ... TREATMENT: Clinically stable ... Valley #Fever #Diagnosis