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Findings in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Different Causes of Meningitis

#CSF #Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation #Meningitis #Normal #Bacterial #Viral
Fluid in Different Causes ... Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation ... Viral #Comparison #Table
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation ... valve (TV), and overall ... “cannon waves” caused ... - ‘c’ wave (TV cusps ... CVP #Waveform #Interpretation
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
losses Sodium Overload ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Bowel Regimen Guide
Osmotic agents (draws water into bowel, thereby loosening stool
Polyethylene glycol - Nausea ... strictures, fluid overload ... #pharmacology #table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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per day until stable ... diuretics for fluid overload ... Management #Summary #causes
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... Pathophysiology: Volume overload ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... per day until stable ... diuretics for fluid overload ... Diagnosis #Management #causes
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Under-recognized: sx overlap ... during Delivery • Stable
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
constipation, diarrhea, nausea ... hypokalemia); nausea ... diarrhea; fluid overload ... #pharmacology #table
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
The table on the ... left is the overall ... table for mediastinal ... masses. ... #Differential #Table