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“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... for each of the components ... of the algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds
A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
each individual component ... Heart Rate 2. ... Systemic Vascular ... Resistance #Diagnosis #Management ... Hypotension #Approach #Algorithm
Approach to Antithrombotic Therapy in Peripheral Artery Disease
Increased Ischemic Risk:
 • Prior MI
 • Diabetes
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Increased Ischemic Risk ... kidney disease • Heart ... Antithrombotic #management ... #antiplatelet #algorithm ... #vascular
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
Pediatric SVT - ... Management Algorithm ... Signs of shock or heart ... #Algorithm #peds ... #Pediatric #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Key Components: ... physical exam - Key components ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... - Peripheral vascular ... medical and surgical management
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... ECG and rate of rise ... indicated Protect the Heart ... prevent further rise ... #algorithm #treatment
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Assess for high risk ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... opiates • Control heart ... Dissection #diagnosis #management ... #vascular
Management of Hyponatremia
Hypertonic Saline - Only indicated if patient has severe symptoms + Na < 125
Give
Management of Hyponatremia ... doses) • Target rise ... Restriction for all • Heart ... give specific treatment ... #algorithm #treatment
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
to identify low-risk ... empiric antibiotic treatment ... Diagnosis #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Antibiotics #Risk
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
or underlying heart ... patients are at risk ... Figure 3 is an algorithm ... for the management ... #Management #Medications
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