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Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Interpretation - Threshold ... for treatment Induration ... Injection drug users Induration ... Interpretation #Induration ... #Criteria #Thresholds
Tuberculosis Skin Test Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds #Diameters #PPD
Interpretation #Induration ... #Thresholds #Diameters
Identify a Positive Tuberculosis (TB) Skin Test
#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds #Diameters
Interpretation #Induration ... #Thresholds #Diameters
SICU/CTICU Transfusion Guidelines

#Transfusion #Thresholds #Guidelines #Algorithm #Management #PRBC #SICU #CriticalCare
#Transfusion #Thresholds ... #Guidelines #Algorithm
Tuberculin Skin Test (Positive Mantoux Test) Result, Reading and Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation
Interpretation #Induration ... #Thresholds #Diameters
COVID-19 Hypoxia Management

Indication for endotracheal intubation?
Tolerating supplemental oxygen?
Consider HFNC
Not tolerating HFNC or HFNC is not available?
Consider
Management Indication ... for endotracheal intubation ... Consider Indication ... DO NOT: Delay intubation ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
A height-based algorithm ... by attaching a table ... aspects of post-intubation ... #CriticalCare #Intubation ... #TidalVolumes #Table
Thresholds for Transfusion of Platelets in Adults
Major surgery or invasive procedure, no active bleeding - 
≤
Thresholds for Transfusion ... 100 (rarely) Stable ... nonbleeding - < 10 Stable ... Plateletpheresis #Thresholds
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... • Difficult intubation ... vs. intubation ... after induction ... Difficult #airway #algorithm
Insulin Pharmacology - Components, Onset, Peak, Duration, Considerations - Comparison Table

#Insulin #Onset #Peak #Duration #Comparison #Table
, Onset, Peak, Duration ... Considerations - Comparison Table ... #Onset #Peak #Duration ... #Comparison #Table