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Rewarming Methods in Hypothermia
 • Passive rewarming - Requires adequate patient physiologic mechanisms. Inadequate for more
Rewarming Methods ... IV fluids - Key method ... VA-ECMO - Ideal method ... #Rewarming #Methods ... management #treatment #ebm
Laboratory methods for evaluation of coagulation disorders- primary and secondary hemostasis

#Laboratory #Testing #Hemostasis #Coagulation #Hematology
#Diagnosis
Laboratory methods ... #Laboratory #Testing
A lazy man's classification of hyponatremia
There are two possible approaches to the diagnosis of hyponatremia: .
the classical method ... the "lazy man's method ... the classical method ... cerebral salt wasting
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
each separate method ... Tuberculosis #Laboratory #Testing
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
pubmed/29663580 #EBM ... Hydronephrosis #Comparison ... #Specificity #Testing
Contraceptives - Effectiveness of Family Planning Methods

 - Implant, Intrauterine Device, Male Sterilization, Female Sterilization
Family Planning Methods ... FamilyPlanning #Comparison ... #Methods #Management
Prediabetes and Diabetes Diagnosis Criteria

There are a few methods to test if a patient has diabetes.
There are a few methods ... Tolerance Test, fasting
Clinic, Home, and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurements - Strengths and Weaknesses
(via https://twitter.com/JACCJournals/status/1088104323354185730 )

Clinic Measurements:
• BP measured
measured in a medical setting ... should be seated, resting ... outcomes • Only method ... seated at home, resting ... #PrimaryCare #Comparison
Helicobacter Pylori Testing  Methods - Sensitivity and Specificity

Serology - 85% - 79% - Does not
Helicobacter Pylori Testing ... Methods - Sensitivity ... other means of testing ... Pylori #HPylori #Testing
Amyloidosis Diagnosis
1) Patient presentation
 • Cardiac-specific signs of amyloidosis: Diastolic heart failure, Heart failure with preserved
smoldering myeloma 2) Methods ... to 3 based on comparison