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Reference Laboratory Values - Fishbone Shorthand
Complete Blood Count (CBC), Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP), Liver Function Tests
Reference Laboratory Values ... Arterial Blood Gas (ABG ... #Laboratory #Values ... #Labs #Reference ... #Normal #Fishbone
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
for Blood Gas Interpretation ... ABG And BMP Normal ... Values • pH: ... or restrictive lung ... Summary #Nephrology #ABG
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... AlgorithmNormal ... • Interstitial Lung ... FunctionTests #PFTs #Interpretation ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
dextrocardia, normal ... Short QT <300-360 ms ... : ↑ca - Long QT ... antis and hypos"-ABx ... electrocardiogram #cardiology #interpretation
Interpreting the Ankle Brachial Index (ABI)

Normal ABI ranges from 1.0 — 1.4
Values above 1.4 suggest a
) Normal ABI ... from 1.0 — 1.4 Values ... An value below 0.9 ... Values less than ... #Interpretation
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
Tests (LFTs) - Normal ... Values and Interpretation ... brain, pancreas, lungs ... prothrombin time across labs ... #Interpretation
Approach to Thyroid Function Tests in the Evaluation of Hyperthyroidism
 • Low TSH, Low normal T4
• Low TSH, Low normal ... • Low TSH, normal ... Can repeat labs ... Hyperthyroidism #algorithm ... endocrinology #TFTs #TSH #Interpretation
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation ... active TB • Abnormal ... mycobacteriology labs ... carcinoma of head/neck/lung ... TST #diagnosis #Interpretation
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Guide to Interpretation ... 3 questions to ask ... advantage – before abx ... shaped GPR, these clues ... BCx #Positive #Interpretation
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
An Algorithm for ... active seizures is algorithmic ... airway adjuncts and bag-valve ... mask if needed) ... detailed in the algorithm