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Pleural Manometry Summary
Measurement of Intrapleural Pressures and Pleural Elastance during therapeutic thoracentesis can be used to
during therapeutic thoracentesis ... such as trapped lung ... and entrapped lung ... is removed by thoracentesis ... Manometry #diagnosis #management
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
bronchoscopic lung ... outcomes or comparison ... to lung volume ... endobronchial valve; LVRC: lung ... #Management #AdvancedCOPD
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... Buprenorphine - Comparison ... 7-10 days for long ... Buprenorphine #Comparison ... #Pain #Management
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Advantages: Continuous long ... Monitoring #Devices #Comparison ... #cardiology #management
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
patients with chronic lung ... thyrotoxicosis • Long-term ... #Medications #management ... #treatment #comparison
Types of Urinary Diversion Procedures
Ileal Conduit:
 • Technically simpler, fewer complications, and well understood. No bladder
incontinence, Long-term ... Procedures #Types #Comparison ... #Management #Urology
Peritoneal Dialysis vs Hemodialysis - Advantages and Disadvantages 
Peritoneal Dialysis:
 • Access: Abdominal wall insertion of
sclerosis in the long ... #Hemodialysis #comparison ... disadvantages #nephrology #management
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
of CO2 to the lungs ... PATTERN: Sonographic lung ... A-line predominant lung ... #criticalcare #comparison ... #challenges #management
Histiocytosis - Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD)
Comparison of Features by Age,
disease (RDD) Comparison ... Bone involvement, Lung ... Histiocytosis #diagnosis #comparison ... table #features #management
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
specificity for CRC, Long ... rate for CRC, Long ... for distal CRC, Long ... Screening #Tests #comparison ... #table #management