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What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
sensitivity & 100% NPV ... Differences #Versus #Comparison
Fungal Biomarkers: Comparing Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
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Spec -80% for IA, PPV ... < 50%, NPV > 90% ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison
Insulin Comparison Chart - Peak and Duration

Inhaled, Rapid-acting (Analog), Regular, Intermediate-Acting (NPH), Detemir, Glargine, Degludec

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Insulin Comparison ... Intermediate-Acting (NPH ... #Insulin #Comparison
Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
#specificity #PPV ... #NPV
Summary for providing acute non-invasive ventilation (NIV)

- Indications for NIV
- Contraindications for NIV
- NIV Setup
- NIV
non-invasive ventilation (NIV ... Indications for NIV ... Contraindications for NIV ... - NIV Setup - ... NIV Monitoring
Insulin Comparison Chart

Insulin Types - Onset (hours) - Peak Glycemic Effect (hours) - Duration (hours)
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Insulin Comparison ... Protamine + Lispro, NPH ... 10 #Insulin #Comparison
The graph illustrates the differences in the onset and duration of action for various types of
glulisine), Regular, NPH ... Timeline #Graph #Comparison
Insulin Pharmacology - Action Profiles 
 • Rapid-Acting: Aspart (5-6h), Glulisine (5-6h), Lispro (4-6h)
 • Short-Acting:
Intermediate: NPH ... onset #duration #comparison
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
Calculation #Table #PPV ... #NPV #Formulas
HFNC compared to NIV
HFNC:
- Comfort - Higher comfort  Eating, drinking and speaking less impaired 
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HFNC compared to NIV ... highflownasalcannula #NIV ... NIPPV #bipap #comparison