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TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
//www.nejm.org/doi ... ejection fraction, treatment ... cardiovascular causes ... , aborted cardiac ... dCHF #Cardiology #EBM
SALT-ED Trial - Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Noncritically Ill Adults

N Engl J Med 2018; 378:819-828
//www.nejm.org/doi ... hospital-free days between treatment ... crystalloids and treatment ... Crystalloids #Saline #AKI ... VisualAbstract #EBM
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
osmolarity If cause ... ANCA, ANA, Anti-GBM ... inflammatory markers • Cardio-renal ... CK-MB, NT-proBNP, cardiac ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... Reduced absorption: AI ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #nutrition
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
initiation of nutrition ... thiamine) Late: • Cardiac ... • Delirium DDX ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... Refeeding #Syndrome #Nutrition
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
• Metabolic / Nutritional ... • Inflammatory/AI ... Willis via UNC IM ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Balanced Crystalloids vs. NormalSaline - My infographic about SALT-ED and SMART trial comparing crystalloids and saline
hospital-free days between treatment ... - Stage 2 AKI ... //www.nejm.org/doi ... Crystalloids #Saline #AKI ... VisualAbstract #LR #EBM
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
symptoms (HA, nausea ... Medical history (cardiac ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Nephro #Hyponatremia
Bystander Efforts and 1-Year Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

N Engl J Med 2017; 376:1737-1747 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1601891

Conclusion: Bystander
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac ... //www.nejm.org/doi ... death from any cause ... VisualAbstract #BLS #EBM
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
- NEJM 2018 - Cardiac ... unnecessary and cause ... surgical, GIB, and cardiac ... ALI is the deadliest ... /vmoitra) #EBM