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THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY (TEG)
General Principle
• A small cuvette is rotated to simulate sluggish venous flow and stimulate clot
THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY (TEG ... @nickmmark #TEG ... Thromboelastography #Diagnosis #Management ... CriticalCare #Hematology #Interpretation
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Indication - Right Interpretation ... Ratio Step 1: Clinical ... with a focused clinical ... probability based on clinical ... Stewardship #ultrasound #management
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... routine TTE or TEE ... unless clinical ... IDSA #Guidelines #Management
Thromboelastogram (TEG) Interpretation
 • R-time (R) - Time to first deviation from baseline
 • K-time (K)
Thromboelastogram (TEG ... ) Interpretation ... Thromboelastogram #TEG ... thromboelastography #Interpretation ... #diagnosis #management
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT ... Resuscitation/Restrictive (Critical ... practice guidelines; TEG ... Variceal Bleed Management ... Endoscopy #diagnosis #management
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis Clinical ... Highly variable clinical ... Viral) Management ... mild laboratory, clinical ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Laboratory findings (eg ... patients with clinically ... VEP’s: EEG of visual ... stimulation Clinical ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
the spectrum of clinically ... right is Gram neg ... arrange all the clinically ... does not equal clinical ... #pharmacology #management
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Echocardiography (TTE +/- TEE ... • Aggressive management ... Internet Book of Critical ... criticalcare #diagnosis #management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
help and inform clinical ... pericardiocentesis kit (eg ... strategy. ❼ If clinically ... Plan definitive management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management