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Clinical Trial of Fluid Infusion Rates for Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Kupperman et al. NEJM 2018

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1716816
Study
Clinical Trial of Fluid ... generally our biggest causes ... evidence that IV fluid ... administration is not the cause ... out what does cause
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADH Independent:
 • Tea and Toast Syndrome, Beer Potomania - Low solute
briskly to IV fluids ... - Responds to fluid ... Failure - Restrict fluid ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Fluids, Electrolytes, Acid-Base
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General Concepts
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< Osmolality vs osmolarity
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Osmolality
[H 20)
Milliosmoles per kg of water. The osmolality is the
Fluids, Electrolytes ... #Fluids #Electrolytes ... FluidsAndElectrolytes #AcidBaseBalance
Causes of Pleural Fluid Transudates and Exudates

#Pleural #Fluid #Effusion #Differential #Diagnosis #Transudative #Exudative #Pulmonary #Causes
Causes of Pleural ... Fluid Transudates ... Exudates #Pleural #Fluid ... Exudative #Pulmonary #Causes
Decision tree of FALLS-protocol (Fluid Administration Limited by Lung Sonography). Lung Ultrasound in the hemodynamic assessment
FALLS-protocol (Fluid ... CriticalCare #Shock #Fluids ... #POCUS
Findings in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Different Causes of Meningitis

#CSF #Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation #Meningitis #Normal #Bacterial #Viral
Cerebrospinal Fluid ... in Different Causes ... Meningitis #CSF #Fluid
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
PROBLEM ~80% of AKI cases ... are caused by prerenal ... Trial isotonic fluids ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... for WBCs, RBCs, casts
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
due to SAM on POCUS ... patient after IV fluids ... additional IV fluids ... LVOTO #SAM #HOCM #POCUS
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
in Anaesthesia Caused ... pus, effusion fluid ... or iatrogenic causes ... measures: • Fluid ... identify pericardial fluid
Internal Jugular Vein Rouleaux Flow on POCUS

Amazing video of a dilated IJV showing Rouleaux flow. Whenever
Rouleaux Flow on POCUS ... significantly, it causes ... echogenic as in this case ... for underlying cause ... Jugular #IJ #Vein #POCUS