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A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
ChestXRay #Cavitary #LungAbscess ... #AirFluidLevel
pleural effusion #management #treatment #algorithm #diagnosis
pleural effusion ... #management #treatment
Algorithm for the Treatment of Severe Hypoglycemia

Step #1:  IV dextrose bolus

Step #2:  food (if
Algorithm for the Treatment ... #3: dextrose infusion ... #Algorithm #Treatment
Hydro-Point: Ultrasound sign of air-fluid level in the pleura

Pleural effusion and lung point in the same
pleura Pleural effusion ... HydroPoint #LungPoint #Effusion ... #AirFluidLevel
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
latent TB s/p treatment ... Pulmonary #Radiology #AirFluidLevel
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Malignant pleural effusion ... Malignant pericardial effusion ... metastases Treatment
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Pharmacological Treatment ... pressure incr renal perfusion ... #Medications #Treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
either due to a diffusion-perfusion ... and restricted diffusion ... radioactive lung perfusion ... ) on room air Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Consider cause and if treatment ... - 6.4 mmol/L - Treatment ... /L - Emergency treatment ... Insulin–Glucose IV Infusion ... management #algorithm #treatment
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Who gets HRS?
 • Decompensated cirrhosis
 • Typically with existing
infection Mainstay of treatment ... Dose: 2-12mg/24h (infusion ... Dose: 0.5-3mg/h (infusion ... Octreotide 50mcg/hr infusion ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment