2417 results
Action potential
a, adrenergic receptor
Heart, glands, smooth muscle
Inactivated:
by #MAO
by #COMT
Capillary
Diffusion into blood (raises NE in blood)
Activates
Inhibits
Adrenal medulla
#L-tyrosine
Varicosities
Epinephrine
Bloodstream
Inactivated
Adrenal medulla #L-tyrosine ... MAO) Ca NE #L-dopa
Urine Microscopy - Kidney Stones and Crystals 

Uric Acid, Cystine, Hippurate, Cloth Fiber, Tyrosine, CaOx, CaP,
, Cloth Fiber, Tyrosine
#Thyroxine and the Heart
#Cardiovascular Effects of Hyperthyroidism
#Thyroxine and the
Algorithm for the diagnostic workup of hyperthyroidism. (T3 = triiodothyronine; T4 = thyroxine; TSH = thyroid-stimulating
triiodothyronine; T4 = thyroxine
Oxygen Delivery Systems
Nasal Cannula:
 • Flow: 1 - 6 L/min
 • FiO2: 25 - 40% (-4%/L
• Flow: 1 - 6 L/ ... 25 - 40% (-4%/L ... • Flow: 5 - 10 L/ ... Flow: 10 - 15 L/ ... • Flow: 2 - 15 L/
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
 •
Sodium 130 mEq/L ... Potassium 4 mEq/L ... Calcium 1.5 mEq/L ... lactate 28 mEq/L ... of 273 mOsmol/L
Thyroid Function Tests (TFTs) and Interpretation

 • TSH, Free T4, Free T3
 • T3 Uptake
 •
Uptake • Free Thyroxine
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
5.0 to 6.0 mEq/L, ... 6.0 to 6.5 mEq/L, ... 6.5 to 7.0 mEq/L, ... 7.0 to 8.0 mEq/L, ... 8.0 to 10.0 mEq/L,
Hyperglycemic Crisis - Algorithm for DKA/HHS

Diagnostic criteria for DKA:
 • pH < 7.3
 • Anion gap
Anion gap > 10 mEq/L ... Bicarb < 18 mEq/L ... normal < 10 mEq/L ... Bicarb> 18 mEq/L
Ranson's Criteria in Pancreatitis 
At Admission: 
 - Age > 55 years 
 - WBCs >
- LDH > 350 IU/L ... deficit > 4 mEq/L ... sequestration > 6 L