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Monoclonal Gammopathy Testing
Strengths, Weaknesses and Accuracy Compared
 - SPEP 
 - IFE 
 - FLC
Monoclonal Gammopathy Testing ... Weaknesses and Accuracy ... Monoclonal #Gammopathy #Testing ... Nephrology #Laboratory #Comparison ... #Table
Small Bowel Obstruction Testing Accuracy
#Diagnosis #SBO #Testing #Accuracy #Sensitivity #Specificity #KUB #AbdominalXRay #CT #POCUS #LikelihoodRatio #Comparison
Accuracy #Diagnosis ... #SBO #Testing # ... AbdominalXRay #CT #POCUS ... LikelihoodRatio #Comparison ... #Table
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
VisualAbstract #POCUS ... Hydronephrosis #Comparison ... #Accuracy #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #Testing
Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Disease - Laboratory Testing ... iron deficiency if ... Disease #Laboratory #Testing ... #Comparison #Table ... #Fe
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
(arrhythmia in setting ... adjunctive pressor; studies ... criticalcare #summary #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Clinic, Home, and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurements - Strengths and Weaknesses
(via https://twitter.com/JACCJournals/status/1088104323354185730 )

Clinic Measurements:
• BP measured
should be seated, resting ... factors affect the accuracy ... seated at home, resting ... and at night (i.e ... #PrimaryCare #Comparison
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients ... Recent PCI/stenting ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start Algorithm ... effective for treating ... - If patient is ... stable on methadone ... Buprenorphine #Treatment #Algorithm
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
data from several studies ... of individual studies ... probability of getting ... error Validity (“accuracy ... retrospective studies
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
in pharmacology studies ... the sublingual tablet ... opioid overdose if ... Pharmacokinetics #Comparison ... #Table #Pharmacology