At 00:35 am, while awaiting an ICU bed, the patient developed bradycardia and required additional critical care interventions. Both transcutaneous pacing and a dopamine drip were initiated. I re-discussed the case with Dr. Jones, the intensivist. I spent 30 minutes of critical care time for th...
If a test result does not make sense or is indeterminate, a useful tactic is to repeat it. For example, when testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infetion, if the enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) is positive and the Western blot analysis is indeterminate, repeat the Western blot ...
If a test result does not make sense or is indeterminate, a useful tactic is to repeat it. For example, when testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infetion, if the enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) is positive and the Western blot analysis is indeterminate, repeat the Western blot ...
lInappropriate samplingsite.Blood samples shouldnot be taken “downstream” from an intravenous drip. It is not unheard of forthe laboratory to receive a blood glucose request on a specimen taken from thesame arm into which a dextrose drip is connected. Usually the results arebiochemical incredible...