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Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Testing (PFT) Interpretation ... lung disease Mixed ... Testing #PFT #PFTs #Interpretation
Arthrocentesis - Synovial Fluid Analysis
Normal < 150 WBC, Colorless/Straw color, High Viscosity
Noninflammatory < 3,000 WBC, Straw/yellow
50,000 WBC, Pus/mixed ... color, Mixed Viscosity ... Fluid #Analysis #interpretation
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Catheterization – Use and Interpretation ... undetermined or mixed ... atrial pressure -mixed
Capnography
Measurement of exhaled carbon dioxide can be used to confirm ETT placement, for safer procedural sedation,
CO2 • PvCO2 - Mixed ... II — dead space mixed ... #Capnography #interpretation
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation ... output (CO) ● Mixed ... Visualmed #RHC #Interpretation
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Chemistries - Interpretation ... RNA • R 2-5: Mixed ... #LFTs #RValue #interpretation
REBEL Review 54: Thromboelastogram (TEG) Interpretation

R Time - Time to start forming clot 
K Time -
Thromboelastogram (TEG) Interpretation ... clot reaches a fixed ... TEG #hematology #interpretation
Urine Specific Gravity - Interpretation
Specific Gravity = Density of urine / Density of water
SG close to
Specific Gravity - Interpretation ... ADH) • ATN SG fixed ... Specific #Gravity #Interpretation
Interpretation of Hepatitis B Serologies 
HBsAg - HBcAb (total) - HBcAb (IgM) - HBsAb
Susceptible to HBV
Immune
Interpretation of ... diagnosis #hepatology #interpreation
Comprehensive Urinalysis Interpretation

#Urinalysis #Interpretation #Laboratory #Diagnosis
Comprehensive Urinalysis Interpretation ... #Urinalysis #Interpretation