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Inhaled Foreign Body Management

Abdominal thrusts using the Heimlich 
manoeuvre in older children to expel an inhaled
abdomen above the umbilicus ... infants. back blows ... intra-abdominal injury ... Maneuver #Choking #Peds ... Pediatrics #Airway #Obstruction
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Paraesophageal hernia ... circumferential black ... third of esophagus Treatment ... : - Treatment of ... #management #gastroenterology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Management ... Medications → Stop meds ... • BPH → α blockers ... #treatment #management
Emergent Hyperkalemia Treatment Algorithm
ECG changes, weakness, K+ >6.5 Or renal insufficiency with K >5.5 with cellular
Algorithm ECG ... ongoing rhabo, crush injury ... bradycardia, AV blocks ... . dehydration. obstruction ... #Algorithm #Management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... Arrhythmia • Obstructive ... #criticalcare #algorithm ... #treatment #management
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
new kid on the block ... investigations and treatments ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... ARBs, NSAIDs, β-blockers ... , rhabdo/crush injury ... - avoid ileus/obstruction ... #Management #Treatment