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Question 1

latex allergy a/w which foods? who is at risk for it?

Answer 1

fruit: avocado, banana, kiwi, papayas
veggie: potatoes, tomatoes
nuts: chestnuts

incidence of latex allergy higher in: health care workers, atopic, food allergies (above)

Question 2

MELD vs child-pugh components

Answer 2

MELD = I Crush Beer Daily = INR, Creatinine, Bili, Dialysis

Child-Pugh = Pour Another Beer At Eleven: PT, Ascites, Bili, Albumin, Encephalopathy

MELD replaced modified Child-Pugh for urgency of liver transplantation

Question 3

how do you calculate MAP? SVR? PVR?

Answer 3

MAP = 1/3*systolic + 2/3*diastolic 
MAP = diastolic + 1/3*pulse pressure

SVR = 80*(MAP - RAP) / CO

PVR = 80*(MPAP - PAOP) / CO

80 = conversion factor to dynes

Question 4

equation for sensitivity and specificity

Answer 4

sensitivity  = TP / (TP + FN) 
specificity  = TN / (TN + FP)