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Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... Glucose, Salicylate level ... Toxic Salicylate Level ... Toxicity #Toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #Treatment
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... for alternate diagnoses ... CBC, vitamin D level ... deficiency for newly diagnosed ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Vitamin D Deficiency - Classification and Treatment - Insufficiency vs Deficiency
Vitamin D Insufficiency:
 • 25(OH)D Level
Classification and Treatment ... Insufficiency: • 25(OH)D Level ... 50 nmol/L) • Treatment ... Deficiency: • 25(OH)D Level ... #management #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... : • 80% have fever ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Lung Abscess Management ... #treatment #diagnosis
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
• Initial Management ... • Diagnosis: ... including DM • Treatment ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
• No Treatment ... No Treatment. ... Brady Management ... Block infranodal level ... degrees #summary #Diagnosis
5-Oxoprolinuria
What is it:
 • Aka pyroglutamic acidosis, Intermediate in γ-glutamyl cycle
 • Amino acid transport and
flucloxacillin, vigabatrin Diagnosis ... HAGMA; Paracetamol level ... organic acid screen Treatment ... Oxoprolinuria #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... • Clinical: fever ... , ↓ Fibrinogen level ... Unknown cause Treatment ... #management #treatment
Croup Diagnosis and Management Pearls
Common childhood illness, usually viral and self limiting. Characterised by a seal-like
Croup Diagnosis ... and Management Pearls ... Treatment: Single ... PeterboroughEM #Croup #Diagnosis ... #Management #pediatrics
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... and Management ... nephrolithiasis, serum urate level ... • Serum urate level ... #management #treatment