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Hyponatremia (<135 mEq/L) is a common electrolyte abnormality caused by an excess of total body water
electrolyte abnormality caused ... body water in comparison ... among the possible causes ... lower than 80% in cases ... in blood urea causes
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
illness, high plasma volume ... without other cause ... high rate and/or volume ... Pathophysiology: Volume ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
 •
Saline (NS) - Comparison ... shift • Saline Causes ... Decreased GFR, urine volume ... • Saline May Cause ... increases interstitial volume
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Intravascular volume ... findings based on cause ... Diagnosis #table #comparison
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
The most common causes ... produces only mild volume ... Collapse #Patterns #Comparison
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
increase with volume ... estimate stroke volume ... cardiac output causes ... other signs of volume ... #criticalcare #comparison
Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation - Modes of Mechanical Ventilation - Comparison Table

You now know many modes whether
Ventilation - Comparison ... are delivered (Volume ... Variables #Breaths #Comparison ... #Table #Volume
Lung Volumes and Capacities

The amount of air that moves in and out of the lungs during
Lung Volumes and ... called the tidal volume ... The residual volume ... (RV) is the volume ... #Lung #Volumes #
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
Causes of and Differentiating Between Pneumobilia and Portal venous gas

#Diagnosis #Pneumobilia #PortalVenousGas #Comparison #Differentiating #Causes #Differential
Causes of and Differentiating ... PortalVenousGas #Comparison ... Differentiating #Causes