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For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
‘broaden’ this coverage ... holes” in their coverage ... important drug classes ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #management #spectrum
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... ECG and rate of rise ... Shift K+ into cells ... prevent further rise ... #management #algorithm
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
- Risk for pseudomonas ... fibrosis) Broad-spectrum ... ) MRSA coverage ... only in selected cases ... #Management
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
The algorithm below ... acyclovir: This algorithm ... A patient with average ... acyclovir in these cases ... is proposed: #Management
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
potassium into cells ... patients are at risk ... Figure 3 is an algorithm ... for the management ... #Management #Medications
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... male (2:1) 4) Average ... and increased B-cell ... hyperphosphatemia, hypercalcemia ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Too many cells in ... circulation = risk ... about secondary causes ... there can be a spectrum
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Temperature rise ... other, more common causes ... as possible. ❹ Call ... with dantrolene Hyperkalaemia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
Incidence: 4–5 cases ... • Increased risk ... populations) CLINICAL SPECTRUM ... therapies for cases ... Histiocytosis #Diagnosis #Management