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Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis - Impaired Excretion vs Redistribution

Impaired Urinary Excretion 
 - Renal failure
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Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Succinylcholine - Digoxin toxicity ... #Hyperkalemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Toxidromes Compared: Anticholinergic, Cholinergic, Opioid, Sympathomimetic, Sedative-Hypnotic

During your physical exam, look for evidence of some of
acute cholinergic toxicity ... Opioid toxicity ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology ... Toxidromes #Comparison #Table
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
macule and papule (Table ... rash and systemic toxicity ... febrile have a wide differential ... have a broader differential ... Central #Peripheral #Differential
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
at anytime if toxicity ... Therapeutic #Ranges #Toxicology ... Pharmacology #Diagnosis #Table
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Hypotonic Infant (Floppy ... Newborn) - Differential ... • Magnesium Toxicity ... Aminoglycoside Toxicity ... #Newborn #Differential
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
(Benadryl) • Poppy ... #drug #tests #differential ... #diagnosis #toxicology
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
Toxidromes #comparison #table ... #diagnosis #differential ... #toxicology