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tPA Code Stroke Dosing Chart

Total Dose = 0.9 mg/kg (maximum dose =90 mg)
 - give 10%
tPA Code Stroke Dosing ... 10% of dose as IV ... 1 hour #TPA #Dosing ... #Dose #CVA #Thrombolytics
CVP Estimation using IVC Diameter and Collapsibility 
< 1.5cm IVC, >50% collapsibility = 0-5 mm Hg
CVP Estimation using ... 0-5 mm Hg (Low CVP ... 20 mm Hg (High CVP ... Collapsibility #diagnosis ... #POCUS
Bedside Ultrasound as a Substitute for CVP - IVC Diameter and Collapse

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong
Substitute for CVP ... - IVC Diameter ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #IVC #CVP #diagnosis
Gitelman Syndrome Pathophysiology
Gitelman Syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive salt-losing tubulopathy with a prevalence of 1-
Pathophysiology ... recessive salt-losing ... Contraction → ↑ Renin ↑ Ca ... #Pathophysiology ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Recurrent / Breakthrough DVT During Anticoagulation

Subtherapeutic Anticoagulation
Hypercoagulable State 
 - Antithrombin deficiency 
 - Hypercoagulability ot
Breakthrough DVT During ... Hypercoagulability ot Ca ... - May-Thurner syndrome ... Congenital agenesis of IVC
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
(IBS) - Pathophysiology ... , Diagnosis and ... depression, Poor coping ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Algorithm for Suspected SVC Syndrome

SVC syndrome suspected: Facial/arm/neck edema, distended neck/chest veins, facial plethora, dyspnea, cough,
Syndrome SVC ... syndrome suspected ... Syndrome Grading ... #diagnosis #management ... Superior #vena #cava
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
- Differential Diagnosis ... Superior vena cava ... syndrome • Atelectasis ... • Protein-losing ... Effusion #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Inferior vena cava ... Malnutrition • Protein-losing ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
- Budd Chiari Syndrome ... - Protein-Losing ... Complications #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis