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Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Methanol
Solvent found in cleaning and printing solutions, adhesives, stains, paint removers,
antifreeze agent in
- Peak serum concentration ... . formic acid) causes ... , but does NOT cause ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
blood lactate concentration ... likely underlying cause ... devices could have caused ... Discuss ongoing management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
out additional causes ... evaluation for other causes ... If other causes ... , hepatic iron concentration ... algorithm #diagnosis #management
Hypermagnesemia - Diagnosis and Management

Hypermagnesemia is a serum magnesium concentration > 2.6 mg/dL.
Symptoms include hyporeflexia, hypotension,
Diagnosis and Management ... serum magnesium concentration ... mortality in ICU Causes ... helpful in severe cases ... Hypermagnesemia #Diagnosis #Management
Electrolyte Repletion

Significant electrolyte depletion can result in serious complications. These guidelines are meant to assist with
serum potassium concentration ... ionized calcium concentration ... serum magnesium concentration ... mechanisms can all cause ... the underlying cause
Antifungal Organ System Tissue Penetration

Concentrations in tissues and body fluids for each systemic antifungal agent relative
Tissue Penetration Concentrations ... relative to its concentration ... times the plasma concentration ... times the plasma concentration ... times the plasma concentration
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... total protein concentration ... perforation), glucose concentration ... ascites), bilirubin concentration
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
Inadequate water intake:
 • Lack of access to water
Extrarenal hypotonic fluid
Causes of Hypernatremia ... perspiration Renal concentrating ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Adult Vancomycin Guidelines
The information below provides general dosing guidelines for vancomycin. A maintenance regimen of 15-20
of peak serum concentrations ... Serum trough concentrations ... #Management #Pharmacology
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes