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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Diagnosis and Screening ... standardized conditions (correction ... Oral sodium loading ... #Screening #Workup ... #table
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 ... of reversible causes ... Polymorphic VT • Normal
Management of Hyponatremia
Hypertonic Saline - Only indicated if patient has severe symptoms + Na < 125
Give
improving adequately Normal ... SIADH — look for cause ... hourly • Identify Cause ... Hyponatremia #Management #algorithm ... #treatment #sodium
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... remember than the normal ... volume-based algorithm ... : SIADH, Renal Sodium ... differential #diagnosis #table
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
Treatment of Abnormal ... transfusion • Correction ... pregnancy related cause ... Hemodynamically stable ... therapy #AUB #Abnormal
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Sensitivity (rule out – screening ... incidence in acute dz Normal ... perfect positive correlation ... perfect negative correlation ... , 0 = no correlation
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Urinary Chloride Algorithm ... the indicated causes ... settings, the urine sodium ... the excretion of sodium ... Chloride #urine #Algorithm
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... suggested initial screening ... <45% and SF is normal ... should undergo screening ... hemochromatosis #algorithm