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Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Evaluation and Management ... Algorithm Clinical ... asymmetry • Arm weakness ... #differential # ... neurology #CVA
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
acetaminophen dosing ... sedation, narcotics, CVA ... Neuromuscular weakness ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... Acid #Base #Gas #VBG
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Dizziness and Vertigo ... like they are going ... Associated with nausea ... #dizzy #differential ... #management
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Weakness, cramping ... (Assess GFR), ±VBG ... only if no clear cause ... Calcium 2-3g IV Ca-gluconate ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
Fatigue • Muscle weakness ... , dizziness • Nocturia ... ratio 0.5%) Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #nephrology ... #management #pathophysiology