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Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Consider if: ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... Glucose, Salicylate level ... Toxic Salicylate Level ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology
Naloxone - Toxicology

Adult starting dose:
 - 0.4 mg IV/IM/IO/SQ for non-opioid dependent patients
 - 0.04 mg
Naloxone - Toxicology ... opioid-dependent patients Pediatric ... If an infusion is ... Naloxone #Narcan #Toxicology ... #Management #Pharmacology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
decubitus - air fluid level ... pneumonectomy if ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management ... their dyspnea level ... GOLD2019 #Guidelines #Management ... #Pulmonary #Algorithm ... #pharmacology
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
Management of Convulsive ... blood glucose level ... blood culture and toxicology ... Antiepileptic Drug (AED) level ... #neurology #pediatrics
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
high risk if WBC ... Subacute-Acute: • Common: fever ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential ... APML #diagnosis #management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... circulation If ... output - Acute pulmonary ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
night sweats, fever ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... • Left sided IE ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Digoxin Pharmacology and Monitoring

 • Digoxin’s half-life is 30-45 hours in healthy adults
 • When monitoring
Digoxin Pharmacology ... Digoxin’s half-life ... Kat_Watson #Digoxin #Pharmacology ... #Monitoring #toxicology ... #management #toxicity
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
decrease in HIV-1 RNA level ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... continued • If ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management