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Acute coronary syndrome: Assessment of acute chest pain of suspected cardiac origin #Management #EM #Student #ACS
Acute coronary syndrome ... Assessment of acute ... pain of suspected cardiac ... origin #Management
Pharmacologic Management of Constipation 
Fiber Laxatives
 - Bran powder
 - Psyllium
 - Methylcellulose
 - Calcium polycarbophil
Pharmacologic Management ... Agents Used for Acute ... #Constipation #Pharmacologic ... #Management #Pharmacology
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Acute onset of skin ... symptoms in the acute ... -> Circulatory collapse ... seizures) - Cardiac
High Quality Targeted Temperature Management (TTM) Post Cardiac Arrest
 - timing
 - target temperature
 - temperature
Targeted Temperature Management ... (TTM) Post Cardiac ... selection - pharmacologic ... #Temperature #Management ... CardiacArrest #Management
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... tamponade • AECOPD/ Acute ... followed by rapid collapse
LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN (LMWH) DOSING RECOMMENDATIONS (Enoxaparin and Dalteparin):
 - VTE PROPHYLAXIS
 - VTE TREATMENT
VTE TREATMENT - ACUTE ... #Prophylaxis #Pharmacology ... #Management
IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 • CNS aspergillosis
 • Cardiac Aspergillus infection
 •
aspergillosis • Cardiac ... Aspergillosis #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology #
Acute Treatment of Migraine
Mild Attacks: NSAIDs, Simple Analgesics
Moderate/Severe Attacks: Triptans, Ditans, Gepants, Ergots
Non-pharmacologic Treatment: Neuromodulation, Rest,
Acute Treatment ... Gepants, Ergots Non-pharmacologic ... #Migraine #acute ... #treatment #management
Electrolyte Repletion
Potassium 
  - ref range 3.5-4.5
  - if acute MI, cardiac conditions >4.5
3.5-4.5 - if acute ... MI, cardiac conditions ... CAD or active cardiac ... Electrolyte #Repletion #management
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
• Cardiogenic: Acute ... MI, Acute Heart ... vasoactive drug pharmacology ... Vasoactive #Drugs #pharmacology ... inopressors #diagnosis #management