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Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Muscle Relaxants - Agents and Dosing

#Management #Pain #Pharmacology #Muscle
Pain Assessment ... (PAMI) - Muscle ... #Medications #Doses ... #Dosing #Table ... #PAMI
Diabetic Myonecrosis (Diabetic Muscle Infarction)
 • Spontaneous ischemic necrosis of skeletal muscle (anterior thigh or calf)
(anterior thigh ... swelling & pain ... analgesia (low dose ... weeks with above treatment ... Infarction #diagnosis #management
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... pain - Weakness ... - Abdominal pain ... #causes #treatment
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... Buprenorphine - Comparison Table ... formulation, the dose ... Buprenorphine #Comparison #Pain ... #Management #Opioid
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
this maneuver does ... in irreversible muscle ... Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... - Intense pain ... #treatment
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... Transient, repeat dose
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
Diagnosis and Management ... disease of unknown cause ... pain and stiffness ... TREATMENT: • The ... mainstay of treatment
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
the face, or the anterior ... atrophy may cause ... positive patients Treatment ... patients, pulse dose ... Dermatomyositis #diagnosis #management