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Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
monitoring ABG values ... patient's diagnosis (e.g ... ), not the ABG values ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
No prognostic value ... Differential #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Hypothermia
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... suppressed PTH values ... calcium-creatinine ratio cutoff value ... #Differential #Algorithm
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... consultation • Valve ... block (+/- daily EKG ... growth or worsening valve ... #Endocarditis #checklist
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist ... in V1 (deep S waves ... Modified #Diagnosis #Checklist ... #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
tight-fitting mask (e.g ... mask uses a small valve ... The venturi valves ... have two one-way valves
Myocardial infarction:
Classified into 5 types based on etiology and circumstances:

Type 1: Spontaneous MI caused by ischemia
coronary event (eg ... oxygen demand (eg ... decreased supply (eg ... infarction with cTn values ... infarction with cTn values
Lab patterns seen in Inborn Errors of Metabolism

A table of lab values compiled from UpToDate and
A table of lab values ... metabolicemergency-pathophysiology-differential-pediatrics-metabolism-algorithm-diagnosis
Basics of Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
 - What is EUS
 - Types of Endoscopes
 - Indications for
Water & Suction Valves ... Sub-epithelial Lesions Checklist
A schema of the pathophysiology of the inborn errors of metabolism, excluding complex storage diseases. Helps
See the lab values ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Algorithm