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Interpreting the Ankle Brachial Index (ABI)

Normal ABI ranges from 1.0 — 1.4
Values above 1.4 suggest a
Ankle Brachial Index ... 1.4 suggest a noncompressible ... AnkleBrachial #Index
Normal Hemodynamic Cardiac Parameters

Central Venous Pressure 

Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure 

Cardiac Index 

Stroke Index 

Systemic Vascular
Pressure Cardiac Index ... Stroke Index ... Vascular Resistance Index ... Vascular Resistance Index ... Cardiology #Diagnosis #Index
Calculating a Reticulocyte Index (RI)
Reticulocyte Index = Absolute Reticulocyte Count / Maturation Correction
Absolute Reticulocyte Count =
a Reticulocyte Index ... ) Reticulocyte Index ... #Reticulocyte #Index
Appendicitis on Abdominal Ultrasound

Noncompressible tubular structure with adjacent hyperechoic peri-appendiceal fat.

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#Appendicitis #Appendix
Ultrasound Noncompressible
Narrow therapeutic index 
#pharmacology
Narrow therapeutic index
Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index Scoring Criteria #EBM #Diagnosis #Management #PESI #RiskSscore #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Embolism Severeity Index
LVH by voltage criteria - (Sokolow-Lyon Index) #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #LVH #Hypertrophy #Criteria #Sokolow #Lyon
(Sokolow-Lyon Index
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
Reticulocyte Production Index ... appropriately)- Retic Index ... appropriately) - Retic Index ... Reticulocyte #Production #Index
Positive DVT study showing thrombus in the femoral vein (v), adjacent to the femoral artery (a)
DVT #Positive #Noncompressible
After emergency intubation, 33% percent of older adults die during the index hospitalization. #EBM #PatientInfo #Geriatrics
die during the index