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Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... Treatment guided by clinical ... scenario, ECG and ... #management #algorithm
In general, we expand antibiotics too soon in cellulitis, as clinical response (e.g. reduction in edema/erythema,
cellulitis, as clinical ... response (e.g. ... source control (e.g ... alternative diagnosis (e.g ... #EBM #ID #Management
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common antibiotics ... prior resistance. e.g ... ESBL, KPC, VRE. etc ... ampicillin #management ... #antibiogram #pharmacology
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
arrhythmia: - EKG ... changes (especially QT ... their validity (e.g ... context & EKG) ... #Management #CriticalCare
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Did they receive antibiotics ... therapy - Number one cause ... Eg: C. burnetii ... Mycobacterial etc ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Resistance, Main Uses ... /kg/min - Milrinone ... Book of Critical ... Properties #Table #Pharmacology ... #Effect #Management
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
and Management ... Weakness, cramping, nausea ... NSAIDs, β-blockers, Antibiotics ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... only if no clear cause
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... there is no clear cause ... resuscitation, appropriate antibiotic ... the underlying cause
Cardiomyopathy in setting of Hyperkalemia on POCUS Echocardiogram
Hypotensive, suspected rhabo, ECG c/w hyperK.
Normalized post calcium &
in setting of Hyperkalemia ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... suspected rhabo, ECG ... Nice QA case to ... #clinical #psax
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... #differential #causes