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Algorithm for diagnosis of familial thrombocytopenia. Platelet size, best determined by review of the peripheral smear,
Algorithm for diagnosis ... Platelet size, best ... and forms the basis ... Thrombocytopenia #Algorithm
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... clinical impact of basic ... • Difficult mask ... feasibility of basic ... Difficult #airway #algorithm
Approach to Cuff Leak Test and Laryngeal Edema
A new joint practice guideline by the ATS and
Approach to Cuff Leak Test ... , which is the basis ... of the algorithm ... CriticalCare #CuffLeak #Test ... LaryngealEdema #Extubation #Algorithm
(S)CMV - Synchronized Controlled Mechanical Ventilation Summary
Most Similar to "AC/VC"
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Rate
Synchronized Controlled Mechanical ... Similar to "AC/VC" Basic ... Best for: - ARDS ... Synchronized #Controlled #Mechanical
APVcmv - Adaptive Pressure Ventilation - Controlled Mechanical Ventilation Summary
Most Similar to PRVC - Pressure Regulated
Ventilation - Controlled Mechanical ... Volume Control Basic ... pressure is constant Best ... Adaptive #Pressure #Mechanical
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
present both at rest ... improves quickly with rest ... dihydrate • Basic ... Structural or Mechanical ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
A lazy man's classification of hyponatremia
There are two possible approaches to the diagnosis of hyponatremia: .
In their most basic ... essentially the same tests ... #Hyponatremia #Algorithm
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: the Uterine Cycle
The endometrium has receptors for ovarian hormones! Changes in structure and
the physiologic basis ... challenge (used to test ... the physiologic basis ... challenge (used to test ... #OvarianCycle #pathophysiology
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
nociceptors -> Pain with rest ... exacerbates the mechanical ... the brunt of the mechanical ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointPain #Diagnosis #pathophysiology
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
The algorithm below ... shows how pre-test ... acyclovir: This algorithm ... with a low pre-test ... infection on the basis