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Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
reactions Common Drugs ... Beta blockers • Antibiotics ... Medications 2. ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
reactions Common Drugs ... Beta blockers • Antibiotics ... Medications 2. ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #nephrology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Excessive insulation, high ... anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) Drug ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
with previously stable ... heart failure, neurologic ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Neurologic disorders ... Differential #Diagnosis #indications
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... - Toxins - Drugs ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... #nephrology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
of lactate as a clinical ... hypoxemia/Sepsis etc ... circulation If drugs ... Alcohol • Type B2: Drugs ... - HIV/HAART medications
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Etiology: • Medications ... NSAIDs, β-blockers, Antibiotics ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
unless extremely high ... (vital signs, clinical ... Drugs to avoid ( ... main ones) - Antibiotics ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Important culprits: antibiotics ... immediately. ❼ Give drugs ... as patient is stable ... annotate notes/drug ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intern Pocket Cards - Antibiogram and Susceptibilities
VRE - MRSA - GRAM POSITIVES - GRAM NEGATIVES -
→ What drug? ... (Use clinical data ... if frequency of medication ... Susceptibilities #antibiotics ... #management #pharmacology