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Approach to Suspected Meningitis - Empiric Management Algorithm

 • Alarm Symptoms (FAILS)
 • Empiric Antibiotics
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Meningitis - Empiric Management ... Algorithm • ... Antibiotics • Obtain Head ... #diagnosis #Algorithm ... #treatment
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Torsades de Pointes - Management ... Algorithm Drugs ... Hypocalcemia (rarely) Treatment ... 1b (lidocaine)- case ... #Algorithm
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
heart failure leads ... → Inflammation causes ... functional ID) Treatment ... endpoint of all-cause ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
The management of hypoxia in a patient undergoing a procedure has a variety of etiologies, but
The management of ... recognize the cause ... have a general treatment ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #treatment
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
flare ups that cause ... Treatments may include ... assist device (LVAD ... #Management #Cardiology ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
Treatment algorithm ... algorithm for symptomatic ... algorithm for catheter-related ... initiated after a LMWH lead-in ... Anticoagulation #Management
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... rapidly fatal • Causes ... harm as they lead ... comparison #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
Over-anticoagulation can lead ... #management #algorithm ... #pharmacology #treatment
Bradycardia Diagnostic and Management Algorithm

CONSIDER ETIOLOGY (not inclusive): 
 - STRUCTURAL: sick sinus, AV block, ischemia,
Diagnostic and Management ... Algorithm CONSIDER ... LIFE THREATENING CAUSES ... & TREATMENT - ... #Bradycardia #Algorithm
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... Prevention - Consider cause ... #Hyperkalemia #management ... #algorithm #treatment