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Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
- Diagnosis and ... if: 1) Patient is ... altered 2) You see ... Acidosis, Respiratory Alkalosis ... #management #Treatment
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Urinary Chloride Algorithm ... Congenital chloride diarrhea ... ketoacidosis • Alcoholic ... Chloride #urine #Algorithm ... #differential #diagnosis
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
and Management Algorithm ... Ova and Parasite ... #Workup #Management ... #Algorithm #Transplant ... #diagnosis #differential
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Who gets HRS?
 • Decompensated cirrhosis
 • Typically with existing
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis ... and Management ... : Medications, Alcohol ... Side effects: Diarrhea ... #Management #treatment
Updated phenobarbital alcohol withdrawal protocol

See old algorithm here: https://www.grepmed.com/images/1485/phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-pulmcrit-protocol

The protocol was consequently modified as shown below,
withdrawal protocol See ... old algorithm here ... phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-pulmcrit-protocol ... received sufficient treatment ... #Management #Alcohol
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Induced Muscle Toxicity ... erythematosus (SLE ... Atorvastatin Diagnosis ... #myopathy #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Methotrexate Renal Toxicity 
Prevention:
 • Alkalinize the urine, keep urine ph >7
 • Start pre-treatment 12
Methotrexate Renal Toxicity ... fluids till you see ... metabolic alkalosis ... Rebound effect is ... #management #treatment
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
), Malignancy, SLE ... Corticosteroids, alcohol ... Cholecystitis Diagnosis ... Treatment: • 50% ... #management #treatment
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
tongue), abd pain, diarrhea ... , intestinal), alcohol ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... consider other diagnosis ... #management #nutrition
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... In Alcoholic Ketoacidosis ... metabolism of Alcohol ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management