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Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Consider if: 1) ... no respiratory cause ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... edema, Shock Labs ... #management #Treatment
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Sporadic cases ... blastomycosis – resembles community-acquired ... blastomycosis • Diagnosis ... Amphotericin B for 1- ... #Blastomyces #diagnosis
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... post-ABx, but can ... be community-acquired ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... - Diagnosis and ... Egophony (May appear 1- ... #treatment #Pulmonary ... #Community #Acquired
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
Emergency criteria required ... emergency (1) ... mm is needed to cause ... - Pulmonary edema ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
typically fall into 1 ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... Kidney stones caused ... • Hypovolemic shock ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... #Medications #Table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... management #cardiology #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment