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Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... Non-intubated: Low-fat ... limit them as able ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
and Management ... Diagnosis - Caine ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment ... #Management #neurology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... ST elevation), Low ... voltage Treatment ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Peritoneal Dialysis vs Hemodialysis - Advantages and Disadvantages 
Peritoneal Dialysis:
 • Access: Abdominal wall insertion of
rarely, a patent pleuro-peritoneal ... Poor flow rates ... Hemodialysis #comparison #table ... disadvantages #nephrology ... #management
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Elimination (see Table ... acidosis) • Low ... #Management #Treatment ... #potassium #nephrology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
permeability Diagnosis ... Lumbar Puncture, EEG ... Treatment: ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #management #treatment
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
  •
Pathophysiology ICH Management ... lidocaine, +/- pre-treatment ... Fentanyl 3mcg/kg ... Physiology: CO2: • Low ... Pathophysiology #neurology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
- Differential Diagnosis ... , Dehydration: neurologic ... patient weight (eg ... #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... Cardioembolic: • ECG ... stroke #workup #diagnosis ... #checklist #neurology