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Pleural Effusion - Workup, Diagnostic Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #Pleural #Effusion #Transudative #Exudative #Differential #Algorithm
Pleural Effusion ... Workup, Diagnostic Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #PCC #Pleural #Effusion ... #Lights #Criteria
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Criteria: - Pleural ... Upper Limit of Normal ... Causes #Pulmonary #Lights ... #Criteria
Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm by A-a Gradient

Normal A-a Gradient:
 • ↓ Atmospheric pressure
 • Hypoventilation: CNS
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... A-a Gradient Normal ... Gradient: • Right-to-Left ... (↑Shunting), ↓Perfusion ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... tests algorithm ... evaluation of the pattern ... metabolic syndrome criteria ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
captured beats (normal ... a VT run) and fusion ... hybrid complex of normal ... Brugada algorithm ... Morphology criteria
Common MRI Sequences - Basic MRI Brain Interpretation

 • T1 Sequence - T1 is for anatomy.
So gray matter is ... on T1 & white matter ... can’t get into normal ... will take it up & light ... (DWI) - Diffusion
#ICUCard
RENAL
GFR
90-131
mL/min
((140-age)*Wt)/(72*Cr)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft)
CI Cr
90-131
mL/min
(CrU * volume)/CrS
Creatinine Clearance
FENa
0.0-1.0
%
((U/P Na)/(U/P Cr))*100
Fractional Excretion of Na+
Na req
mEq
(125-Na)*0.6*Wt
Required Sodium
FE Urea
VENTILATOR INTUBATION CRITERIA ... cmH20 A from normal ... All rights reserved ... EXTUBATION CRITERIA ... NS = normal saline
Type L:
 - Low elastance. The nearly normal compliance indicates that the amount of gas in
The nearly normal ... ventilation-to-perfusion ... regulation of perfusion ... - High right-to-left ... Giuseppe Citerio
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance (MGRS)

MGRS
• MGRS refers to kidney disease caused by nephrotoxic monoclonal immunoglobulins
does not meet criteria ... Why Does MGRS Matter ... kidney function • Abnormal ... serum free light-chain ... /UIFE) • Free light-chain