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Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function ... Testing (PFT) Interpretation ... neuromuscular disorders ... #Testing #PFT # ... PFTs #Interpretation
Spirometry - PFT Interpretation Algorithm

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#Spirometry #PFTs #Interpretation #Algorithm #diagnosis #differential #pulmonary #function
Spirometry - PFT Interpretation ... Algorithm - ... Spirometry #PFTs #Interpretation ... differential #pulmonary #function ... #testing
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... Algorithm • Normal ... Neuromuscular Disorders ... FunctionTests #PFTs #Interpretation
What's in a Tap: CSF Analysis

Normal vs Bacterial vs Viral vs SAH
 - Opening Pressure
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What's in a Tap: CSF ... Cerebrospinal #CSF ... Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation ... Meningitis #Comparison #Table ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
Steps to interpret the CSF results

#csf #algorithm #neurology #interpretation #diagnosis
interpret the CSF ... results #csf ... #algorithm #neurology ... #interpretation
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
- Blood Gas Interpretation ... for Blood Gas Interpretation ... Delta: Delta Interpretation ... #Interpretation ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
fever, Elevated CSF ... protein Features Casting ... encephalitis spectrum disorders ... toxic neuropathy, functional ... diagnosis #criteria #neurology
Neurological Disorders and the Creative Process
Behavior:
 • Obsession and repetition: Frontotemporal Dementia/ Corticobasal degeneration
 • Functional
Neurological Disorders ... degeneration • Functional ... Sensory - Auditory Interpretation ... #Neurological #Disorders ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... disease b) CHF ... Functional status ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... surgery Stress Testing
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm ... confirmed via genetic testing ... in most cases; interpretation ... #differential #algorithm ... #nephrology