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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 ... guided by clinical ... scenario, ECG and ... #management #algorithm
Bradycardia Diagnostic and Management Algorithm

CONSIDER ETIOLOGY (not inclusive): 
 - STRUCTURAL: sick sinus, AV block, ischemia,
and Management ... dissection - INFECTIOUS ... LIFE THREATENING CAUSES ... & TREATMENT - ... Electrolytes (hyperkalemia
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
- Differential Diagnosis ... Malignancy - CNS infections ... - Chronic hypokalemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #Causes
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
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Hyperkalemia shortens ... prolonged PR and QT ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia ... #EKG #ECG #Changes ... #Progression #Table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Summary Causes ... Statins - ETOH - Infection ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... #Management #causes
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
of COVID-19 Infection ... or detachment, etc ... highlighted circle= clinical ... #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Management
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... Statins), ETOH Infection ... Dialysis for severe hyperkalemia ... #causes #treatment
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
or metastases, Infection ... uropathy, Metabolic causes ... (e.g., hypokalemia ... Treatment is aimed ... Types #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
define the type of infection ... ESBL, KPC, VRE. etc ... ampicillin #management ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #table #sensitivities
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... are caused by members ... immunosuppression (eg ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... #Management #treatment