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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 ... #management #algorithm
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
The algorithm below ... evidence-based framework to approach ... acyclovir in these cases ... PCR would cause ... is proposed: #Management
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Anatomical Approach ... are much more common ... Concussion Other Causes ... • HIV/AIDS or ... ophthalmology #causes
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
is uncommon, a ... cautious approach ... patients are at risk ... the underlying disorder ... Figure 3 is an algorithm
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Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Common Variable ... Immunodeficiency disorder ... increased infection risk ... and M panel Management ... DDX - Other causes
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
maculopapular rash ... Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... Hypocalcemia, Hyperkalemia ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
maculopapular rash ... Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... Hypocalcemia, Hyperkalemia ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Blood transfusion, Hypercalcemia ... being the most common ... Risk factors 3. ... the underlying cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
Most cases are related ... thrombocytosis, only other commonly ... hemoproliferative disorder ... • Treatment algorithms ... hematology #diagnosis #management