Data Trace Editor Aspartate Aminotransaminase (AST): Increased: Acute MI Liver dz Reye’s syndrome Muscle Trauma / Injection / Polymyositis Pancreatitis Intestinal Injury or Surgery, Factitious Increase (Erythromycin, Opitates) Burns, Cardiac catheterization Brain Damage Renal Infarction TPN Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase (SGPT) 8-50 U/L; Alanine Aminotransaminase (ALT) – SGPT is more elevated t(an SGOT in Viral Hepatitis; SGOT is elevated … Read more
Glutamine-enriched intravenous feedings attenuate extracellular fluid expansion after a standard stress.
– Anatomy: – origin: posterior gluteal line of the ilium, tendon of sacrospinalis, – dorsal surface of sacrum, coccyx and sacrotuberous ligament; – insertion: gluteal tuberosity of femur and iliotibial tract of fascia lata – it inserts partly into the … Read more
– Anatomy: – origin: – outer surface of ilium from iliac crest and posterior gluteal line above to the anterior gluteal line below, gluteal aponeurosis; – note that posterior border of the gluteus medius is almost in line w/ femoral shaft; the anterior border fans anteriorly; … Read more
– origin: – outer surface of ilium between anterior and inferior gluteal lines and margin of greater sciatic notch; – insertion: anterior border of greater trochanter; – action: – abducts femur at the hip and rotates it medially; – lateral pelvic stabilizer; … Read more
– See: Antidiabetic agents – for type II diabetes; long acting sulfonylurea; – Adult: 2.5-10mg PO qd, titrated to response; – Precautions: – reduce dose in elderly; disulfiram rxn; – contraindicated w/ DKA, use w/ caution in patients w/ renal or hepatic dz; – hypoglycemic action of glipizide may be potentiated by drugs that are … Read more
Eye Opening Spontaneous 4 To Voice 3 To Pain 2 None 1 Verbal Oriented 5 Confused 4 Inappropriate Words 3 Incomprehensible Words 2 None 1 Motor Obeys Command 6 Localizes Pain 5 Withdraw (pain) 4 Flexion (pain) 3 Extension (pain) … Read more
– See: Shoulder Menu: – Anatomy: – GHJ has a greater ROM than any other joint; – Bony Anatomy: – its shallow, & is more akin to a grapefruit in saucer than ball in socket. – lack of bony stability & wide ROM … Read more
– indicated for glenoid insufficiency w/ insufficient bone stock for appropriate component fixation: – cortical penetration of component keel into the glenoid neck; – incomplete peripheral contact of the glenoid component flange; … Read more
– Discussion: – glimepiride tablets are an oral blood-glucose-lowering drug of the sulfonylurea class; – adult dosage: – patients are started at 1-2 mg PO qd; – maintenance dose ranges from 1 to 4 … Read more