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REBEL Review 54: Thromboelastogram (TEG) Interpretation

R Time - Time to start forming clot 
K Time -
Thromboelastogram (TEG ... ) Interpretation ... Maximum Amplitude (MA ... amplitude of the TEG ... #hematology #interpretation
Thromboelastogram Interpretation
Reaction Time (R Value):
 - Time till initiation of fibrin clot
 - Treatment: FFP, protamine
K
Thromboelastogram Interpretation ... Maximum Amplitude (MA ... minutes after MA ... Thromboelastogram #TEG ... #Interpretation
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Disease Process: OA ... Effusion #Analysis #Table ... Infective #Arthritis #Interpretation
Flowchart to interpreting pleural fluid analysis using Light's criteria and based on the British Thoracic Society
medical diagrams, tables ... pleuralfluid #analysis #interpretation ... lights #criteria #algorithm
Thromboelastography (trademarked as TEG)
 • Graphical representation of the fibrin polymerization process
 • Point-of-care anti-coagulation monitoring
trademarked as TEG ... routine transfusion algorithms ... cryoprecipitate MA ... Thromboelastogram #TEG ... #interpretation
THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY (TEG)
General Principle
• A small cuvette is rotated to simulate sluggish venous flow and stimulate clot
THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY (TEG ... curve at K • MA ... @nickmmark #TEG ... CriticalCare #Hematology #Interpretation
Main types of autoimmune encephalitis in the ICU. 
Anti-NMDAR anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor, ADEM acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Anti-GFAP
receptor, Anti-MOG ... resonance imaging, EEG ... encephalitis #comparison #table
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Benign Neoplasm (eg ... cannonball lesions"; Eg ... polyangiitis (MPA ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... polyangiitis (MPA ... Protein deposition (eg ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Normal Thromboelastogram - Specific parameters represent the 3 phases of the cell-based model of haemostasis: initiation,
amplitude(s) -MA ... 30 minutes post-MA ... Thromboelastogram #TEG ... #Normal #Interpretation