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Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
Management of Serotonin ... Syndrome Identify ... normalize vital signs ... • Dosing: 12mg loading ... #Management #treatment
Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
Patellofemoral Syndrome ... pain • Palpable grinding ... Patellofemoral #Syndrome ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs
Algorithm for Suspected SVC Syndrome

SVC syndrome suspected: Facial/arm/neck edema, distended neck/chest veins, facial plethora, dyspnea, cough,
Suspected SVC Syndrome ... SVC syndrome ... syncope, etc SVC Syndrome ... Grading: 0: Asymptomatic ... Algorithm #diagnosis #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
HPS - Diagnosis:
 1. Patients with liver disease
 2. Alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient (AaP02) >15 mmHg
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient ... Hepatopulmonary #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #management
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
) estimated by gradient ... significant portal HTN Signs ... and hepatorenal syndrome ... obstruction) • Lack of signs ... • Budd Chiari syndrome
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... inflammatory lung injury, leading ... Management ● Early ... ● Supportive management ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
disease - Alport syndrome ... pain hematuria syndrome ... hematuria • Signs ... Pyelonephritis • Hydronephrosis ... • Nutcracker syndrome
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Guidelines for drawing ... unstable vital signs ... #Management #BloodCultures ... #Collection #Drawing
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... Clonus, Babinski’s sign ... • Lhermitte’s sign ... Signs and symptoms ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
Tumor Lysis Syndrome
An acute, life-threatening condition that appears within 7 days of starting cytotoxic therapies in
Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... high-burden, rapidly growing ... #Tumor #Lysis #Syndrome ... TLS #oncology #management