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Hypernatremia Management Algorithm
Acute vs Chronic
Calculate Losses
 • Current water Deficit
 • Ongoing Free water Losses
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Hypernatremia Management ... Current water Deficit ... Hypernatremia #Management ... Algorithm #treatment #nephrology
Management of status epilepticus

Big thanks to Dr. Grossman, one of MetroHealth's neurocritical care attendings for his
Management of status ... summary on the management ... #epilepticus #Management ... Seizure #Algorithm #CriticalCare ... #Neurology
Diagnosis and Management of Hypernatremia

#Hypernatremia #Differential #Algorithm #Causes #Nephrology #Diagnosis

** GrepMed Recommended Text: Nephrology Secrets -
Diagnosis and Management ... Differential #Algorithm #Causes ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... Recommended Text: Nephrology
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
gas equation • Causes ... respiratory drive due to neurologic ... reversible diffusion defects ... • Most common cause ... ventricular septal defects
Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
mild neurological deficit ... moderate neurological deficit ... severe neurological deficit ... #Stroke #CVA #neurology ... #management
Treatment of hyperkalemia via kaliuresis 
step 1 = volume resuscitation if hypovolemic
step 2 = consider fludrocortisone
step
hyperkalemia #kaliuresis #management ... #criticalcare # ... diuretics #diuresis #nephrology
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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• Measurable neurologic ... deficit • Onset ... present, in which case ... #Stroke #cva #management ... #neurology
Adie's Pupil on Physical Exam

Adie's pupil is a neurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil
but shows a more definite ... It is caused by ... infection which causes ... ophthalmology #neurology
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
epilepticus which may cause ... epilepticus may cause ... #Management #Neurology ... #CriticalCare #
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
avoid this, he raises ... peroneal nerve, which causes ... of the leg and deficit ... DroppedFoot #Gait #Neurology