AKI criteria
serum creatinine 1.5x baseline, >26.5 incr cr, or <0.5ml/kg/hr for 6-12h
Lights criteria
pleural to serum Protein ratio >0.5, pleural to serum LDH ratio >0/6 or LDH pleural fluid >2/3 ULN
List 5 causes of Hyperthyroidism
Grave's, meds (levothyroxine, amiodarone), infection, postpartum, pregnancy, nodules, multi nodular goitre, iodine
"Ew David"
Schitts Creek
pseudomonas dosing of pip-tax in a patient w normal renal fn
4.5g IV q6h
Iron targets in CKD
%sat 30, ferritin 500
Duration of antibiotic therapy for Empyema
4-6w
3 ways to treat Grave's disease
meds (PTU, MMZ), radioactive iodine ablation, surgery
"treat. Yo. Self"
Parks n rec
What is appropriate malignancy workup for an unprovoked PE?
Age appropriate cancer screening
List 5 causes of renal causes of AKI
Meds (NSAIDs, ACEi, ARB, diuretics), AIN, ATN, nephritic and nephrotic syndromes (too many to type but a point for each), renal thrombus, rhabdo,
What are two ways to break up locations caused by empyema?
TpA + DNAse, thoracotomy with decortication
Which anti-thyroid medications can be used in what trimesters of pregnancy
PTU: 1st, MMZ: 2-3
"so pick me, choose me, love me"
Greys anatomy
Diagnosis of DM
A1c >6.5, FPG 7, Random glucose 11.1
AEIOU
List 8 causes of exudative pleural effusions
malignancy, RA, SLE, hypothyroidism, pancreatitis, infection (viral, bacterial, fungal, TB), hemothorax, chylothorax (lymphoma, iatrogenic), PE, hepatic abscess, uraemia, Meig's syndrome,
PTU, iodine, glucocorticoids, propranolol
"Can I offer you an egg in this trying time"
Always Sunny
What CD4 count do we use prophylaxis for PJP and what is an example of a medication used
Septra, CD4 <200
Risks of EPO
stroke, heart attack, cancer, HTN
Pleural fluid analysis cut offs for complicated parapneumonic effusion
pH <7.2, glucose <3.3, LDH >900
3 antibodies in autoimmune thyroid disease?
Anti-TPO, anti-TG, anti-TSH receptor antibody
"When life gives you lemonade, make lemons. Life will be all like 'wHaaAtT??!"
modern family
2 potential side effects of PTU
agranulocytosis, anaphylaxis, hepatotoxicity, vasculitis