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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
either due to a diffusion-perfusion ... and restricted diffusion ... ) on room air Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Antibiotics and CNS Diffusion

1. Drugs with good CNS diffusion:

- Fluoroquinolones, Fluconazole, voriconazole, Rifampin, Oxazolidinones, Metronidazole

2. Drugs
Antibiotics and CNS Diffusion ... with good CNS diffusion ... with moderate CNS diffusion ... Drugs with low CNS diffusion ... Antibiotics #CNS #Diffusion
pleural effusion #management #treatment #algorithm #diagnosis
pleural effusion ... #management #treatment
Algorithm for the Treatment of Severe Hypoglycemia

Step #1:  IV dextrose bolus

Step #2:  food (if
Algorithm for the Treatment ... #3: dextrose infusion ... #Algorithm #Treatment
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Consider cause and if treatment ... - 6.4 mmol/L - Treatment ... /L - Emergency treatment ... Insulin–Glucose IV Infusion ... management #algorithm #treatment
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Who gets HRS?
 • Decompensated cirrhosis
 • Typically with existing
infection Mainstay of treatment ... Dose: 2-12mg/24h (infusion ... Dose: 0.5-3mg/h (infusion ... Octreotide 50mcg/hr infusion ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
syndrome, OSA DIFFUSION ... • Difficulty diffusing ... of reversible diffusion
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
(B) Treatment algorithm ... as continuous infusion ... or bolus infusion
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment ... mg/kg IV, then infusion ... mg/kg IV, then infusion ... mg/kg IV, then infusion ... #Epilepticus #Treatment
Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
Anti-epileptic #3 → Infusion ... seizures #management #treatment