Diagnosis and testing CSE Anion gap - answer Normal is 8-18. Identify cause of metabolic acidosis Angiogram - answer evaluates blood flow to brain, heart, lungs, kidney, or liver to evaluate size, shape and patency of various veins and arteries AFB Acid fast stain - answer diagnose tb, leprosy Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) - answerdiagnose nosocomial pneumonias/VAP BUN - answer8-25, presence of renal disease BNP - answerheart failure, can differentiate between CHF or COPD diagnosis. Normal is under 100
Blood glucose normals - answerPreemie: 20-30
Term: 30+
Adult: 80-120
Basic Metabolic panel (BMP) tests for - answerelectrolyte levels including glucose, sodium, calcium, chloride, CO2, urea nitrogen, creatinine Blood digoxin level - answertherapeutic level is 0.9-2.0 ng/ML, can be toxic over 3 and cause diarrhea, nausea, arrhythmias and T wave changes chest fluoroscopy - answerinitial assessment for Congenital heart disease or valvular disease Best predictor of renal disease - answerCreatinine over BUN D-dimer can determine - answerpulmonary embolism CT scan can diagnose - answerpulmonary embolism Edrophonium chloride test - answeraka Tensilon to diagnose myasthenia gravis iNo therapy indicated - answerwhenever pulmonary vascular resistance is elevated and does not respond to conventional treatment Inotropic drugs, what they do - answerincrease contraction of myocardium digoxin, digitalis
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