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Post-abortion Hemorrhage Management Algorithm
Cervical laceration
 → Direct pressure, silver nitrate for small laceration
 → Repair with
Algorithm Cervical ... atony or unsure of cause ... while obtaining OBGYN ... transfusion protocol, ICU ... #obgyn
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... Exposure (ABCDE) Approach ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... Prevention - Consider cause ... #algorithm #treatment
Management of Hyponatremia
Hypertonic Saline - Only indicated if patient has severe symptoms + Na < 125
Give
Management of Hyponatremia ... doses - consider ITU ... SIADH — look for cause ... hourly • Identify Cause ... #algorithm #treatment
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
other, more common causes ... ❹ Call for MH treatment ... • Ice packing ... Myoglobinaemia: forced ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #foamed #heartfailure ... #criticalcare #icu
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
evidence-based framework to approach ... short course of treatment ... acyclovir in these cases ... HSV PCR would cause ... is proposed: #Management
Treatment algorithm for malignancy-associated hypercalcemia.
Hypercalcemia
 - Renal Failure → Dialysis with low Ca++ bath
Aggressive IV hydration
Treatment algorithm ... Calcitonin Refractory Cases ... hypercalcemia #Treatment ... #algorithm #management ... #endocrinology
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
The ECF and ICF ... K+ in the ECF causes ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
in improperly folded ... - Causes progressive ... diagnosis column Treatment ... Multidisciplinary approach ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #criticalcare #foamed ... #treatment