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Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... hour with goal urine ... per day until stable ... hyperkalemia or ATN ... #Summary #causes
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Diagnosis and Management ... no respiratory cause ... acute or chronic ingestion ... Level: 150mg/kg Management ... Resuscitation 2) Urine
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... test (with 24-h urine ... Screening #Workup #table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... Weakness - Dark urine ... hyperkalemia or ATN ... #causes #treatment
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
• Shed in the urine ... common route of infection ... barns and lake houses ... chills, myalgias, nausea ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 •
eyelash follicle • Cause ... : Bacterial infection ... upper lid • Cause ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Management ... Chalazion #Comparison #Table
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
≥ 4mmol.l-1 if infection ... likely underlying cause ... devices could have caused ... record hourly urine ... surgical site, urine
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Treatment of COVID-19 Infection ... More precisely "macular ... Even with macular ... #Pharmacology #Table ... #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess Management ... #differential #causes
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table