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Positive Predictive Value Calculation - Probability that someone with a positive test actually has the disease

Positive
Predictive Value Calculation ... Positives #PositivePredictiveValue ... Epidemiology #Equations #calculations
General Algorithms for Assessment of the Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) (Algorithms 1, 2 and 3)

Algorithm
General Algorithms ... Device (LVAD) (Algorithms ... 1, 2 and 3) Algorithm ... LVAD) Patient Algorithm ... Ensuring adequate circulation
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Causes of Extravascular ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hemolysis within circulation ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
correctly diagnose a case ... that any given case ... #Specificity #PositivePredictiveValue ... NegativePredictiveValue #Calculation
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... • Hyperdynamic circulation ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Airway Breathing Circulation ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... Prevention - Consider cause ... Hyperkalemia #management #algorithm
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... surgery related cause ... Consider potential causes ... actions (Box D). ❹ Circulation ... • If circulation
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Physiologic Causes ... Pathologic Causes ... • Hyperdynamic circulation ... (Hyperdynamic circulation ... Pathophysiology #causes
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
CHF also causes ... lungs and venous circulation
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
due to Posterior Circulation ... Clinical Findings: • Nausea