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Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
• Exogenous (KCL ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology # ... potassium #medications
AACE/ACE 2016 Postmenopausal Osteoporosis Treatment Algorithm

Evaluate for causes of secondary osteoporosis

Correct calcium/vitamin D deficiency and address
AACE/ACE 2016 Postmenopausal ... Osteoporosis Treatment Algorithm ... • Recommend pharmacologic ... benefits and risks of medications ... #Management
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
hospitalization) • Pathophysiology ... Risk Factors • Clinical ... #Prophylaxis #criticalcare ... #pharmacology # ... management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Failure, Toxins/Medications ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #treatment ... #management
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Adrenalin - "Epi" - ACLS ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... comparison #table #pharmacology ... #indications
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
on scores and clinical ... class (30-day all ... prognostication #diagnosis ... #management #stratification ... #criticalcare #
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Clinical Algorithm ... Evaluation and Management ... applicable for all ... do not replace clinical ... #Diagnosis #Management
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
Managing BPD Clinical ... for inclusion all ... UK national BPD clinical ... #Pharmacology # ... Personality #Disorder #Medications
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Pawlowicz et al ... Algorithm Source ... infections, whose clinical ... #Management #BloodCultures ... Protocol #Shapiro #Indications
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Tuberculosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... should be done in ALL