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Liver Function Tests (LFTs)
 - Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 
 - Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 
 - Alkaline
Liver Function Tests ... phosphatase - Gamma-glutamyl ... Prothrombin #Liver #Function
Main types of autoimmune encephalitis in the ICU. 
Anti-NMDAR anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor, ADEM acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Anti-GFAP
Anti-GABAAR anti-gamma ... Anti-GABABR anti-gamma ... encephalitis #comparison #table
PAH vs. heart failure with preserved ejection fraction [HFpEF]
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Hypertension #PAH #Comparison #Table #HFpEF #DiastolicCHF
preserved ejection fraction ... ] #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... PAH #Comparison #Table
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
Liver Function Tests ... kidney, intestines Gamma-glutamyl-transpeptidase ... LouLectures #Liver #Function
Important Cardiac Transplant Medications and Side Effects
 • Cyclosporine (Sandimmune, generic) - Calcineurin inhibitor, decreasing T
(antithymocyte gamma-globulin ... Impairs phagocyte function
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
Diastolic Function ... velocities, PVF: pulmonary ... atrium, PASP: pulmonary ... Grades #Criteria #Table
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
or interferon-gamma ... IGRA #Spectrum #Table
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... mortality) • RV Function ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... @nickmmark #Pulmonary
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
of Chest Tube Function ... How much suction ... precipitate re-expansion pulmonary ... : • 14-22 Fr stable ... Diagnosis #Assessment #Pulmonary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... status - Able ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Functional status ... days before Pulmonary