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Post Intubation Checklist
Airway
 - Inflate balloon 
 - Note tube depth 
 - Secure the tube
Post Intubation Checklist ... accordingly Circulation ... PostIntubation #Checklist ... #CriticalCare #ABCs
Negative Predictive Value Calculation - Probability that someone with a negative test truly does not have
Predictive Value Calculation ... True Negatives / All ... Negatives #NegativePredictiveValue ... Epidemiology #Equations #calculations
The Trauma Call Timeline

- A trauma team assembles rapidly in response to a major trauma alert
The Trauma Call ... the mnemonic ABCD ... airway, breathing, circulation ... #Trauma #Call #Timeline ... Teamwork #Approach #Checklist
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm ... Mean corpuscular (cell ... Red cell distribution ... among size of RBCs ... Algorithm by Dr.
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... many cells in the circulation ... and MPNs (MPL, CALR ... a good idea to call ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... DAT (-) → Sickle Cell ... Hypochromic & microcytic RBCs ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Sickle cell ... Hemolysis within circulation ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Call for help ... bell / senior on-call ... • Call for cardiac ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Glomerular (Dysmorphic RBCs ... glomerular capillary wall ... glomerular capillary wall ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms ... released into circulation ... are removed from circulation ... a decrease in all ... peripheral blood cell