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Reference Laboratory Values - Fishbone Shorthand
Complete Blood Count (CBC), Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP), Liver Function Tests
Reference Laboratory ... Values - Fishbone ... Panel (BMP), Liver Function ... Arterial Blood Gas ... Reference #Normal
Recently TEG has emerged as a more integrative approach which explores both clotting factors and cellular
Recently TEG has ... emerged as a more ... Thromboelastography #Thromboelastogram ... #TEG #Interpretation ... #Laboratory #Hematology
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
Liver Function Tests ... (LFTs) - Normal ... Values and Interpretation ... #Tests #LFTs #Laboratory ... #Values #Interpretation
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Disorders - Blood Gas ... Interpretation ... Values • pH: ... - Vomiting, NG suction ... bloodgas #Acid #Base #Gas
Normal Thromboelastogram - Specific parameters represent the 3 phases of the cell-based model of haemostasis: initiation,
Normal Thromboelastogram ... propagation -R value ... #Coagulation #Thromboelastogram ... #TEG #Normal #Interpretation ... #Laboratory
THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY (TEG)
General Principle
• A small cuvette is rotated to simulate sluggish venous flow and stimulate clot
cascade and platelet function ... formation begins as ... 2 mm • K - K value ... nickmmark #TEG #Thromboelastogram ... CriticalCare #Hematology #Interpretation
Approach to Thyroid Function Tests in the Evaluation of Hyperthyroidism
 • Low TSH, Low normal T4
Approach to Thyroid Function ... • Low TSH, Low normal ... • Low TSH, normal ... hyperthyroidism as ... endocrinology #TFTs #TSH #Interpretation
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
recommend cut-off values ... ) as follows: ... aortic valve area ... with impaired and normal ... LV functions.
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
Right ventricular function ... frequently used and has ... independent prognostic value ... lower limit of normal
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
HELLP - Grafts, Valves ... , AS - HTN/Pre-eclampsia ... Hypophostphatemia Laboratory ... Blood Smear ↑ abnormal