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Update on the ED Management of Intracranial Hemorrhage: Not All Head Bleeds Are the Same -
#Management #NSG ... IntracranialHemorrhages #ALiEM
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
discomfort Cardiac Causes ... ) Non-Cardiac Causes ... Alcohol • Caffeine ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Considerations for Crystalloids - 0.9% NS vs LR vs Plasma-Lyte
 - Causes hyperkalemia?
 - Safe to
Crystalloids - 0.9% NS ... Plasma-Lyte - Causes ... - Causes lactic ... - Can cause a NAGMA ... Update: AKI in NS
Causes of Female and Male Infertility - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Causes of Female Infertility:
 • Uterus -
Causes of Female ... Diagnosis Algorithm Causes ... : • Uterus - HSG ... Fallopian Tube - HSG ... Hypopituitarism Causes
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... NICOTINE • CAFFEINE ... #Palpitations #Causes
Increased Urinary Frequency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-increased urine volume (<2mL/min), Rule out polyuria
Extrinsic to Urinary Tract:
drugs: Diuretics, caffeine ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
PROBLEM ~80% of AKI cases ... are caused by prerenal ... isotonic fluids (NS ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... for WBCs, RBCs, casts
Adenosine Dosing Strategy - Caffeine, Central vs Peripheral Lines
#Pharm #Management #Adenosine #Dose #Dosing #Strategy #CentralLine #ALiEM
Dosing Strategy - Caffeine ... #CentralLine #ALiEM
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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(theophylline, caffeine ... diagnosis #nephrology #Causes
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... Ferritin <100 ng ... Ferritin 100-299 ng ... endpoint of all-cause