4 results
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
and Evaluation ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... , seizures) 3) Assessment ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... Consider BCx, CSF ... evaluation as 5 ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... #Ddxof
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
+ Etiological Assessment ... • Clinical: fever ... Treatment: • ... of emergency, ICU ... inhibitors under evaluation
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
The assessment of ... are excellent at evaluating ... the determined cause ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #icu