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

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

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation
Interpretation #Induration ... #Thresholds #Diameters
SICU/CTICU Transfusion Guidelines

#Transfusion #Thresholds #Guidelines #Algorithm #Management #PRBC #SICU #CriticalCare
#Transfusion #Thresholds
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
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
Thresholds for Transfusion of Platelets in Adults
Major surgery or invasive procedure, no active bleeding - 
≤
Thresholds for Transfusion ... Plateletpheresis #Thresholds
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
Transfusion strategies for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding - Visual Abstract

Villanueva Cetal. NEJM 2013 PMID 23281973 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23281973
#Transfusion #Thresholds