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Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) - Overview
Types of CRRT
 • CVVHD - Continuous Veno-Venous hemodialysis -
Hemofiltration - Convection ... - Diffusion + convection ... electrolytes (essentially hyperkalemia ... common, uremic bleeding ... solutes + ↑ rapid correction
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the ... cardioversion Stable ... Identification and correction ... #Tachycardia #Algorithm
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... the workup of hypercalcemia ... 24-hour urine collection ... #Workup #Differential ... #Algorithm
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding ... transfusion • Correction ... Hemodynamically stable ... Abnormal #Uterine #Bleeding
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Monitoring and correction ... • Slow initial feeding ... initiation of feeding ... death • Stop feeding ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
the Treatment of Hyperkalemia ... redistributive hyperkalemia ... potassium, and correction ... Figure 3 is an algorithm ... , and Table 3 summarizes
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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... standardized conditions (correction ... of hypokalemia ... #Hypertension #Differential ... Screening #Workup #table
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... fatigue after correction ... modifications Algorithm ... #Fatigue #IBD #Algorithm
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Intracranial Bleeding ... Hypernatremia • Hypercalcemia ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) - ICU One Pager Summary
Indications (AIEOU):
 • A: Acidosis (usually severe metabolic)
derangements (hyperkalemia ... , hypercalcemia, ... pericarditis, bleeding ... dialysate flow (both convection ... fluid removal and correction