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Diagnosis and Management of Hypernatremia

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

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Diagnosis and Management ... Hypernatremia #Differential ... #Algorithm #Causes ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Causes of Unprovoked Pediatric Seizures -  Epilepsy Syndromes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infantile:
 • Benign
Causes of Unprovoked ... Epilepsy Syndromes - Differential ... of Infancy • West ... Syndrome • Dravet ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... Seizures - Differential ... of Infancy • West ... Syndrome • Dravet ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
In short, best outcomes ... epilepticus which may cause ... epilepticus may cause ... #Management #Neurology ... #CriticalCare #
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... labs should be drawn ... mission-critical tests ... #patient #ICU #CriticalCare ... #Management
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
TECHNIQUE o Scrub, drape ... the tube as it passes ... Checklist #Procedure #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
L5/S1 with an inferior ... - Emergency Causes ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... #diagnosis #causes
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Patient Prefers to Rest ... Headaches #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #primary ... #secondary #management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... Myasthenia Crises ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential # ... causes #classification