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The Liver Consult Primer - Guide to calling a consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
for consult - 1- ... for admission (if ... disease work up ... of hypotension, shock ... Calling #Referral #Hepatology
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- Triglyceride level ... as for septic shock ... acetaminophen 1 ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Sepsis - Diagnosis ... infection SEPTIC SHOCK ... Patients w/ septic shock ... Clinical construct ... #SIRS #criticalcare
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... for hemoglobin level ... If volume restoration ... #Shock #Management ... #CriticalCare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
failure, esp in work-up ... /management of shock ... bedside echo is never ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
AECOPD) Obtain workup ... CBC, vitamin D level ... stain and culture if ... panel) • Alpha 1 ... of AECOPD: • Clinical
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
but might occur if ... (HIV, EN, HTLV-1, ... Differential Diagnosis ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #hematology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
and Management ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... and Workup: • ... Serum IGF-1 level ... MRI+contrast Management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
high risk if WBC ... Subacute-Acute: • Common: fever ... symptoms, or> 1 ... #management #hematology ... #oncology