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Action potential
a, adrenergic receptor
Heart, glands, smooth muscle
Inactivated:
by #MAO
by #COMT
Capillary
Diffusion into blood (raises NE in blood)
Activates
Inhibits
Adrenal medulla
#L-tyrosine
Varicosities
Epinephrine
Bloodstream
Inactivated
Diffusion into blood (raises ... Adrenal medulla #L-tyrosine ... MAO) Ca NE #L-dopa
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Urine chloride < 20 mmol/l - Chloride responsive (Chloride
Causes of Metabolic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... chloride < 20 mmol/l ... chloride > 20 mmol/l ... Metabolic #Alkalosis #Causes
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) ... (HCO3 > 28mmol/L) ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Compensation
Hyponatremia Diagnosis Algorithm
UOsm ≥ POsm - Vasopressin-Dependent
 • UNa < 20 mEq/L - Appropriate (↓ EABV)
Hyponatremia Diagnosis Algorithm ... • UNa < 20 mEq/L ... • UNa > 30mEq/L ... #differential #algorithm ... #causes #nephrology
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes #Nausea #Vomiting #Differential #NonGI
Causes of Nausea ... - Differential Algorithm ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes ... #Nausea #Vomiting ... Differential #NonGI #Algorithm
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Causes of Generalized ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Urine Na > 40meq/L) ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
provide the earliest clues ... 5.0 to 6.0 mEq/L, ... repolarization causes ... 6.0 to 6.5 mEq/L, ... in conduction causes
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Causes of Hypernatremia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sodium >145 mmol/L ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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5.5 - 5.9 mmol/L ... - Consider cause ... 6.0 - 6.4 mmol/L ... Prevention - Consider cause ... Hyperkalemia #management #algorithm
Hyperglycemic Crisis - Algorithm for DKA/HHS

Diagnostic criteria for DKA:
 • pH < 7.3
 • Anion gap
Hyperglycemic Crisis - Algorithm ... Anion gap > 10 mEq/L ... Bicarb < 18 mEq/L ... Bicarb> 18 mEq/L ... Hyperglycemic #Crisis #Algorithm