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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
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
Update on the ED Management of Intracranial Hemorrhage: Not All Head Bleeds Are the Same -
Summary Table on ... #Management #NSG ... #Summary #Table ... IntracranialHemorrhages #ALiEM
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
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
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
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
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