Streptokinase https://www.myhouseman.my/streptokinase/
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Distance between upper border of thyroid cartilage and inner border of mentum
TIMI Score for Unstable Angina / NSTEMI Used to predict risk at 14 days of: all-cause mortality, new or recurrent MI, or severe recurrent ischemia requiring urgent revascularization Mnemonics: AMERICA• Age• Marker (cardiac marker)• ECG• Risk factors• Ischaemic pain (≥2 episodes in 24 hrs)• Coronary artery stenosis• Aspirin used in last 7 days
TORCH – Toxoplasma gondii – Others: syphilis, parvovirus B19, varicella zoster virus, listeria – Rubella – Cytomegalovirus – Herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) ===== Laboratory tests: – Toxoplasma: IgM, IgG – Rapid plasma reagin or VDRL – Rubella: IgM, IgG – Cytomegalovirus: IgM, IgG – Herpes simplex 1&2: IgM, IgG
Toxidrome = a specific syndrome-like group of symptoms associated with exposure to a given poison Related post: poisoning Reference: Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary
Abbreviation: tPA Tissue plasminogen activator Related posts: Tranexamic acid
Tranexamic acid – Take note on renal adjusted dose if serum creatinine >120 micromol/L
🔆Trendelenburg position: Head below the feet in supine position — Patient in supine position, with head declined below the feet at an angle of roughly 16° 🔆Modified Trendelenburg position: Head is level with the body and legs are passively raised in supine position Further reading: https://www.steris.com/healthcare/knowledge-center/surgical-equipment/trendelenburg-position https://www.muhclibraries.ca/Documents/RR_Final-Report_Trendelenburg-Hypotension_OCT2015.pdf
Troponin T High-sensitivity Troponin T assay • High-sensitivity = able to measure much more precisely at much lower concentration • Raises within 1 hour of cardiac injury • High negative predictive value • 99th percentile: 14 ng/L (different lab might have different cut-off point) • Unit: ng/L Conventional Troponin T assay • Unit: ng/mL Further […]
Abbreviation: UPT Urine pregnancy test ===== Notes: • Taking oral contraceptive pills / on intrauterine contraceptive device DOES NOT rule out patient is not pregnant. • Therefore remember to check UPT for female patients in reproductive age, prior to X-rays / CT scan