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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
The triquetrum ... Complications are ... fractures • ED Management ... 1 week MH/CCF ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation - Modes of Mechanical Ventilation - Comparison Table

You now know many modes whether
Simplifying Mechanical ... Ventilation - Comparison ... how the breaths are ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Variables #Breaths #Comparison
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
although there are ... sometimes advanced treatment ... Treatments may include ... LVAD- an external mechanical ... #Management #Cardiology
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Valvular Disease, Mechanical ... Arrhythmias / CHB ... inopressors #diagnosis #management ... #comparison #table
Comparison of anti-diabetic or anti-hyperglycemic agents

There are numerous anti-hyperglycemic agents available to manage Type 2 diabetes.
Comparison of anti-diabetic ... agents There are ... pharmacotherapy #table #comparison ... #management #medications ... endocrinology #treatment
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Hantavirus - Rodents are ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... vasopressors, mechanical ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: 33% • Treatment ... Risk factors: Age ... >60, CKD, CHF, high ... : No • Treatment ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- NORMAL CSF ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... + IVIG • Mechanical ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
malignancy, pregnancy, Age ... Invasive disease) • CSF ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... infectiousdiseases #treatment
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
patient breaths are ... - All breaths are ... #CriticalCare #Comparison ... #Management #Mechanical