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Recommended Vaccinations for Asplenic Patients - Before and After Splenectomy

#Management #Asplenic #Asplenia #Vaccinations #PrimaryCare #Vaccines #Splenectomy
Asplenic Patients - Before ... Splenectomy #Management
Lumbar Puncture Bleeding Risk

Discontinuing medications before lumbar puncture
 • Antiplatelets
 • Anticoagulants

#LP #Lumbar #Puncture #Bleeding #Risk
Discontinuing medications before ... antiplatelets #management
Calcium Electrolyte Repletion
Always correct Ca for albumin before deciding if it is abnormal
Ca for albumin before ... Electrolyte #Repletion #management
Functional Dyspepsia - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management
Risk factors: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Psychological comorbidity, Helicobacter pylori infection,
Diagnosis and Management ... onset ≥6 months before ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Management
SSRI Initiation
How long before increasing dose?
 • 4 wks. Initial response in 2-4 wks, max response
Initiation How long before ... wait 3-4 days before ... psychiatry #treatment #management
Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
within 24 hours before ... within 24 hours before ... CVA #neurology #management
Potassium Electrolyte Repletion
If patient also has hypomagnesemia, replete magnesium before repleting potassium
Oral:
 • Pills (ask pharmacy
replete magnesium before ... Electrolyte #Repletion #management
Hypoglycemia Treatment with 15-15 Rule 

Here's a post about hypoglycemia, a simple review but very important
wait 15 minutes before ... Treatment #1515 #Management
HFrEF: Guideline Directed Medical Therapy

"Must Be On"
 • ACEI, ARB, or ARNI AND select Beta Blockers
target dose first before ... patients #hfref #management
US Preventive Services Task Force - Prostate Cancer Screening - Update 2018
Patient Decision Aid

 - Men
years - Grade C (Before ... #Management #Urology