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Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Physiology: CO2: • Low ... but also reduces CPP ... expansion of bleed • CPP ... Target CPP 60. ... Pathophysiology #neurology
Algorithm for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) #Management #NSG #TBI #Traumatic #Brain #Injury
Algorithm for the ... TraumaticBrainInjury #Algorithm ... #Mannitol #ICP ... #CPP #Ddxof
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... == CPPD == Think ... About CPPD When ... calcium to form CPP ... Asymptomatic CPPD
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Deposition Disease (CPPD ... calcium to form CPP ... Think About CPPD ... Asymptomatic CPPD ... locations: Wrist, MCP
External Ventricular Drains (EVDs) & ICP waveform interpretation
An EVD is a temporary closed sterile system that
Drains (EVDs) & ICP ... invasively measures ICP ... of excess CSF, ICP ... arterial pulse; to CPP ... LUNDBERG C WAVES - low
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
Stepwise Approach Low ... dose ICS -> Low ... to start at a low ... product used in COPD ... the dose of the COPD
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
Algorithm - GOLD ... previous posts about how ... which includes ICS ... Unnecessary ICS ... Management #Pulmonary #Algorithm
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
and Management Algorithm ... Pressure like CP ... severe, tearing CP ... , Dyspnea, H/O COPD ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
True Hyponatremia Differential Algorithm

Instead (or in addition) of volume status examination, check urine sodium and serum
Hyponatremia Differential Algorithm ... - Urine sodium low ... and uric acid low ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... mannitol, glucosuria Low ... • Burns • ICU ... Hypernatremia #Nephrology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm