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IV Fluids - Comparison Table
Fluid - pH - Osm - Na - Cl - Other
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IV Fluids - Comparison ... Table Fluid - ... Normal Saline (NS ... #Fluids #IVF #Comparison ... #Table #pharmacology
Update on the ED Management of Intracranial Hemorrhage: Not All Head Bleeds Are the Same -
Summary Table on ... #Management #NSG ... #Summary #Table ... IntracranialHemorrhages #ALiEM
Crystalloid Fluids - Contents Comparison Table
Normal plasma
0.9% saline (a.k.a. "normal saline" or NS)
0.45% saline (a.k.a. 1/2
Crystalloid Fluids ... Contents Comparison Table ... #Crystalloid #Fluids ... #IVF #Contents ... #Comparison #Table
Drug Treatment of Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reactions
First-Line Therapy 
 - Epinephrine 
 - Oxygen 
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- Oxygen - IV ... fluids: NS or LR ... #Pharmacology #Table
Crystalloid Compositon - Normal Saline, Lactated Ringers, PlasmaLyte
#Pharmacology #Crystalloids #Contents #Comparison #Table #Normosol #Plasmalyte #LactatedRingers #NormalSaline
Contents #Comparison #Table ... #NormalSaline #NS ... #LR #IVFluids
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
, tourniquet / IVF ... Elimination (see Table ... hypervolemia) - IVF ... Bicarb<22) - avoid NS ... - IVF as
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
For example, if ... troponin of 0.7 ng ... If the same symptoms ... The table below ... NSTEMI #Comparison #Table
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
moderate amount fluid ... , vasopressors if ... resuscitation (e.g. fluid ... be considered if ... limit them as able
Jobe's Test ("Empty Can" Test) 1. Position arm in scapular plane and point thumb down as
thumb down as if ... Supraspinatus #RotatorCuff ... EmptyCan #Jobe #ALiEM
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
PHYSICAL Assess if ... Trial isotonic fluids ... (NS or LR) • ... FOR IMPROVEMENT If ... If not. go on to