Aspiration events have a gravity-based predilection, meaning the lobes/ lung segments in the most dependent positions are likely affected. Also,…
As its name suggests, Monoarticular involves one joint. Oligoarticular is defined as involving greater than one joint but less than…
Uncomplicated Staph Aureus Bacteremia No evidence of endocarditis No prosthetic device No evidence of metastatic infection Defervescence after 72 hours…
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) first appeared in Europe during the 1980s. It rapidly spread to North America by the 1990s. Susceptibility:…
Ground glass opacities are hazy increases in lung opacity without obscuration of the underlying parenchymal vessels. Whereas, Consolidation is an…
It is common dogma on the wards that oxygen therapy for chronic CO2 retainers should be targeted between 88-92% during…
Shock is defined as a state where the organs and tissues of the body are not receiving adequate blood perfusion…
Refeeding Syndrome is a set of clinical complications that typically occur in severely malnourished patients as a result of aggressive…
The Frank-Starling mechanism is a relationship characterizing stroke volume with pre-load. Stroke volume is dependent on the following: Pre-load: changes…
The ST segment on an ECG represents the interval between ventricular depolarization and ventricular repolarization. Image taken from Wikipedia When…
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