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Shock - Findings, Signs and Symptoms by Classification
 - Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Distributive (Vasodilation)
Shock - Findings ... , Signs and Symptoms ... (Intravascular volume ... CriticalCare #Sign #Symptoms ... #Findings #Comparison
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
serotoninergic medications ... IV fluids for volume ... • Dosing: 12mg loading ... then 2 mg q2h if symptoms
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
Potassium-Binding ... and sodium • Dosing ... aspiration #Potassium #Binding ... #Hyperkalemia #medications ... pharmacology #table #comparison
When assessing a patient with acute dyspnea during or shortly following a transfusion, it is challenging
acute dyspnea during ... physical examination findings ... of volume overload ... #TRALI #TACO #Comparison
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
is frequent • Symptoms ... exacerbations • PFT Findings ... expiratory flow-volume ... pack years • Symptoms ... #Asthma #COPD #comparison
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
Opioid Use Disorder Medications ... activity, high binding ... opioid withdrawal symptoms ... prevents withdrawal symptoms ... Pharmacokinetics #Comparison
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
or withdrawal symptoms ... Antagonists: - Blocks binding ... Hypnotic #Drugs #medications ... #pharmacology #comparison
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings ... intravesicle pressure during ... incr IAP/Bladder Volume ... Pathophysiology #Signs #Symptoms
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
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Pathogenesis and clinical findings ... Psychological Symptoms ... /losing control/ ... dying • Sense ... carrying anti-anxiety medication
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
10,000 ft) • Symptoms ... common assessment findings ... shortly after or during ... • Signs/Symptoms ... decreased tidal volume