Dilution protocol in different hospitals might be slightly different. Always check back with your hospital / department protocol.
Glossary Category:
Abbreviation: DKA Diabetic ketoacidosis Notes: • Abdominal pain is a common presentation for DKA (with underlying newly diagnosed DM)
Abbreviation: DOAC Direct oral anticoagulant Examples: Apixaban, Rivaroxaban
Dxt An abbreviation of Dextrostix, commonly referred to capillary blood glucose
Electrical Alternans https://www.myhouseman.my/electrical-alternans/
Abbreviation: ESR • Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate ===== Upper limit of normal ESR value: • Male: Age / 2 • Female: [Age + 10]/2
• Previously called ‘failure to thrive’ (the word ‘failure’ may be seen as pejorative) • Faltering growth refers to a slower rate of weight gain in childhood than expected for age and sex Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK458459/
Fentanyl: https://www.myhouseman.my/fentanyl/
FiO2 • Room air = 21% • NPO2 1L/min = 25% • NPO2 2L/min = 29% • NPO2 3L/min = 33% • Simple facemask: 35 – 60% • Venturi mask: depends on the FiO2 of the venturi nozzle • High-flow mask: 70 – 90% • High flow nasal cannula: 30 – 100% *FiO2 for NPO2: […]
Anterior fontanelle • Anterior fontanelle usually closes sometime between 9 months and 18 months • AFNT = anterior fontanelle normotensive ===== Anterior fontanelle is important in assessing neonates & infants: (i) Hydration • Anterior fontanelle sunken in moderate to severe dehydration (ii) Intracranial pressure • Anterior fontanelle tense / bulging in meningitis due to hydrocephalus […]