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Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
blue marks on her ... And you evaluate her ... JVP (video). ... Causes = RV failure ... #PhysicalExam #Video
Persistent Pupillary Membrane (PPM) on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

This membrane would be a remainder of the
large enough to cause ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp
Potassium Electrolyte Repletion
If patient also has hypomagnesemia, replete magnesium before repleting potassium
Oral:
 • Pills (ask pharmacy
Intravenous (can cause ... give up to 10 mEq/hr ... give up to 20 mEq/hr ... Electrolyte #Repletion #management
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
• Increases HR ... • Higher doses cause ... min): increases HR ... cAMP/cGMP • Causes ... Pharmacology #Summary #management
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Diagnosis and Management ... bleeding (>1OO ml/hr ... has potential to cause ... Workup • General Management ... • Airway Management
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis, Examination and Management

Uterotonic Medications (after delivery of the placenta):
 • Oxytocin
Examination and Management ... • Oxytocin (causes ... fluids at 250 mL/hr ... Methylergonovine (causes ... #Examination #Management
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... stress by reducing HR ... ß-blocker, Target HR ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
for reversible cause ... of 2-10 mg/kg/hr ... of 0.05-2 mg/kg/hr ... of 0.3-4 mg/kg/hr ... Treatment #Algorithm #Management
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... output: 200ml/hr ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #causes
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Diagnosis and Management ... organ dysfunction caused ... HR > 90 bpm 3. ... in-hospital mortality Management ... Criteria #Diagnosis #Management