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Acetaminophen toxicity
Emergency Department Workup and Management - Rumack Matthew Nomogram

#Diagnosis #Management #Toxicology #APAP #Acetaminophen #Rumack #Nomogram
Rumack Matthew Nomogram ... Management #Toxicology #APAP ... Acetaminophen #Rumack #Nomogram
Rumack-Matthew Nomogram for Acetaminophen Toxicity #Diagnosis #Management #Toxicology #RumackMatthew #Nomogram #Acetaminophen #Toxicity #APAP #ALiEM
Rumack-Matthew Nomogram ... RumackMatthew #Nomogram ... Acetaminophen #Toxicity #APAP
N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) restores hepatic glutathione!
Found to have 21-28% reduction in mortality for acetaminophen-induced hepatic failure
The earlier
falls above the normogram ... Diagnosis #Toxicology #Nomogram ... Acetaminophen #Toxicity #APAP
QT/QTc- Interval
•	Start of Q-wave to end of the T-wave (time of ventricular depolarization + repolarization).
•	Life threatening
Life threatening risk ... additional increase in risk ... to 97% higher risk ... [QT nomogram] ... #Karjalainen #QTnomogram
Threshold for Initiating Exchange Transfusion by Risk Stratum. Bhutani et al. Pediatrics. 1999.

#Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Management
Transfusion by Risk ... Hyperbilirubinemia #Risk ... Transfusion #Bhutani #Nomogram
Assess risk for developing subsequent neurotoxicity.

This will tell you: a) phototherapy or b) exchange transfusion

#Peds #Pediatrics
Assess risk for ... Hyperbilirubinemia #Risk ... Phototherapy #Bhutani #Nomogram
Risk Stratification for Developing Severe Hyperbilirubinemia. Bhutani et al. Pediatrics. 1999.

In general, babies at low-risk and
Risk Stratification ... babies at low-risk ... low-intermediate risk ... Hyperbilirubinemia #Risk ... Discharge #Bhutani #Nomogram
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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• PH (mean PAP ... INDEX (PAPI) = (SPAP ... - dPAP) / RAP ... Indirect Fick (using nomogram-based
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... any modifiable risk ... > 1% risk of CV ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... OSA • Continue CPAP
Longterm Venous Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm
Treat for 3 months and reassess
 • Isolated distal DVT (without cancer)
Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm ... Months • Transient risk ... High Bleeding Risk ... High Bleeding Risk ... Thromboembolism #Treatment #Algorithm