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Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
Secondary Causes: Medications ... hyperviscosity syndrome ... leukemia, myeloma, etc ... #Priapism #Diagnosis ... #Management #Urology
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
of Hepatorenal Syndrome ... #HepatoRenal #Syndrome ... #Nephrology #Management ... #Pharmacology # ... Medications #Treatment
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Syndrome: Illness ... **Get baseline EKG ... abnormalities - Avoid QTc ... Congenital #LongQT #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
Syndrome Identify ... serotoninergic medications ... serotoninergic meds ... fentanyl, tramadol, etc ... ucsdim #Serotonin #Syndrome
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Restless Legs Syndrome ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Disorders • Neurologic ... Anxiety Other • Medications
Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary/Functional
 • lnsufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic
 • Hirschsprung's Disease
 • Imperforate
- Differential Diagnosis ... Volume / Bulk Neurologic ... Withholding • Painful (e.g ... Guillan-Barré Syndrome ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Volume / Bulk Neurologic ... Withholding • Painful (e.g ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... a.k.a. hepatorenal syndrome ... tract infection • Medications ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Consensus Indications for Irradiated RBC Transfusions:

Cellular blood components are irradiated for the prevention of TA-GVHD. Transfused
Consensus Indications ... disorders (DiGeorge Syndrome ... antithymocyte globulin, etc ... HLA-selected products (e.g ... Hematology #BloodBank #Management
Muscarinic Receptor Agonists and Antagonists 
Muscarinic Receptor Agonists
Methacholine
 • Diagnosis of bronchial airway
Carbachol
 • Glaucorna (topical
Methacholine • Diagnosis ... due to Sjögren syndrome ... due to Sjögren syndrome ... irritable bowel syndrome ... #Pharmacology #