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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... • Parasternal Short-Axis ... View (A5C) • SC Abdominal ... Map #Comparison #Table
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
they have high scores ... will correctly diagnose ... implies being able ... it has a narrow focus ... #Calculation #Table
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
increase the risk of abdominal ... compartment syndrome ... limit them as able ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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nodules, livedo - Abdominal ... Oral and genital Sores ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Crush injury - Compartment ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... per day until stable ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Intraabdominal hypertension is defined as elevated pressure without overt organ failure (table below).  Among critically
organ failure (table ... more common than abdominal ... compartment syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Intraabdominal ... Classification #ACS #Compartment
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
postoperative abdominal ... Edrophonium • Used for diagnosis ... blockers • Has short ... #Pharmacology #Table
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
examiner's hand that supports ... the edge of a table ... bedridden, the knees ... having the patient kneel ... normally, local abdominal
Laparoscopic Instruments - Common Surgical Instruments
Many instruments are similar to those used in open surgery, adapted
through narrow ports ... conducted via the ports ... usually settings for focus ... Source: Fiber optic cable ... dioxide into the abdominal
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome & Intrabdominal Pressure Measurement
APP (Abdominal Perfusion Pressure) = MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) -
Abdominal Compartment ... Abdominal Compartment ... POCUS) and function ... #Compartment #Syndrome ... #Instructions #diagnosis