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Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Interpretation - Threshold ... for treatment Induration ... SkinTest #TST #diagnosis ... Interpretation #Induration ... #Criteria #Thresholds
Tuberculosis Skin Test Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds #Diameters #PPD
Interpretation #Diagnosis ... Interpretation #Induration ... #Thresholds #Diameters
Identify a Positive Tuberculosis (TB) Skin Test
#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds #Diameters
TB) Skin Test #Diagnosis ... Interpretation #Induration ... #Thresholds #Diameters
Tuberculin Skin Test (Positive Mantoux Test) Result, Reading and Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation
Interpretation #Diagnosis ... Interpretation #Induration ... #Thresholds #Diameters
COVID-19 Hypoxia Management

Indication for endotracheal intubation?
Tolerating supplemental oxygen?
Consider HFNC
Not tolerating HFNC or HFNC is not available?
Consider
Management Indication ... for endotracheal intubation ... Consider Indication ... for endotracheal intubation ... DO NOT: Delay intubation
SICU/CTICU Transfusion Guidelines

#Transfusion #Thresholds #Guidelines #Algorithm #Management #PRBC #SICU #CriticalCare
#Transfusion #Thresholds
Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) Ttype 2 Overview

HCO3 reabsorptive failure
Lowering of threshold for HCO3 absorption in
failure Lowering of threshold ... Acidosis #Proximal #Diagnosis
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
• Difficult intubation ... choices: • Awake intubation ... vs. intubation ... after induction ... initial approach to intubation
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
us believe that intubation ... Also, a low threshold
Threshold for Initiating Exchange Transfusion by Risk Stratum. Bhutani et al. Pediatrics. 1999.

#Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Management
Threshold for Initiating ... Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis ... Neurotoxicity #Thresholds