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Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
Hippocratic method ... Kocher method ... Reduction Methods ... Bigelow method: ... Allis method
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 ... it requires for him ... cerebral salt wasting
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
each separate method ... Tuberculosis #Laboratory #Testing
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
Helicobacter Pylori Testing  Methods - Sensitivity and Specificity

Serology - 85% - 79% - Does not
Helicobacter Pylori Testing ... Methods - Sensitivity ... other means of testing ... Pylori #HPylori #Testing
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
Mean arterial pressure (MAP)

A common method used to estimate the MAP is the following formula:
* MAP
MAP) A common method ... blood will not be able
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
status with simple methods ... (avoiding long fasting ... effect of long fasting
Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Methods
1) Kirby Bauer Disk Diffusion: disks impregnanted w/ Abx → circular gradient →
Susceptibility Testing ... Methods 1) Kirby ... MIC 4) Automated testing ... Susceptibility #Testing