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Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
tourniquet / IVF line ... Elimination (see Table ... Ca-gluconate or 1g CaCl- (central ... line) - 1st ... line, stabilizes
Malignant Hyperthermia is a very rare, but life-threatening condition that can occur after using certain anesthetic
using certain anesthetic ... recognize the general ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #algorithm ... Diagnosis and treatment
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
inhibitors enhance an erection ... stimulation and mental ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #treatment #medications ... dosing #drugs #table
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Pointes - Management Algorithm ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... Hypocalcemia (rarely) Treatment ... Recurrent TdP First line ... Isoproterenol (non selective
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
receptor subunits at central ... amnesia • hypnosis • anesthesia ... receptors, acting like ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #table
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
goals of acute treatment ... prevent potentially life-threatening ... Figure 3 is an algorithm ... , and Table 3 summarizes ... #Treatment
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
5th decades of life ... , induction of anesthesia ... Treatment • Operable ... - First, a non-selective ... • Treatment of
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
agent for rate control ... has failed to control ... pathways • 2nd-line ... Medications #management #treatment ... #comparison #table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
fatigue, altered mental ... pulmonary edema (“B-lines ... & Dry) is the treatment ... #differential #algorithm ... #table #foamed
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
effects in the treatment ... prolonged half-life ... valleyfever #management #treatment ... #antifungals #comparison ... #table #pharmacology