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Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's work ... -BiPAP should never ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #BiPAP #BiLevel ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Workup:
 • Sulfonylurea Labs
 • Anti-lnsulin Ab - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
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Hypoglycemia Workup ... and Differential ... Normally, glucose stores ... in liver should ... insulinoma, BG can
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
fluid protein should ... lymphangioscintigraphy can ... should also include ... ascites #diagnosis #workup ... #algorithm #differential
Approach to using the perfusion scan in Brain Death Evaluation

Like any diagnostic test, a flow scan
a repeat study should ... A normal scan should ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #NuclearMed #BrainDeath ... #Algorithm
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
Algorithm for the ... First, physicians should ... if the diarrhea can ... specific tests to sort ... the much smaller differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
correct profile can ... to be in ADHF starts ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
breakdown of glycogen stores ... hormones that work ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
prolonged bed rest can ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... to lying down should ... from accessing port ... pathophysiology #differential