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Central Venous Catheter site selection - Clinical Decision Aid
IJ vs Subclavian vs Supraclavicular vs Femoral by
Venous Catheter site ... - Casey Parker ... Complications #Locations #Sites
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
• Systemic (≥2 sites ... involved) 32% • Pulmonary ... - Primary site
Differentiating Features Between Central and Peripheral Cyanosis

Mechanism - Arterial destauration
Sites - Skin, mucous membrane of oral
destauration Sites ... Oxygen therapy - Pulmonary ... cause can improve ... peripheral utilization Sites
Antibiotic Classes and Mechanism of Action

#Antibiotics #Classes #Sites #MechanismsOfAction #Pharmacology
Antibiotic Classes ... #Antibiotics #Classes ... #Sites #MechanismsOfAction
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... problem (loss of sites ... #Fe #algorithm
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute ... and post-renal causes ... Renal causes of ... Differential #Locations #Causes ... #Sites #Nephrology
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
affecting both sides ... affecting both sides ... able to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm ... ): Average RBC size ... variation among size ... wide range of RBC sizes ... Algorithm by Dr.
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... consolidation is pulmonary ... from the various causes ... increased heart size ... a normal heart size
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
Extrapulmonary Sites ... Tuberculosis #TB #Pulmonary