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Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Chagas Disease - ... Diagnosis and Management ... caused by the protozoan ... mild (malaise, fever ... #Diagnosis #Management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
X-ray and lung ultrasound ... exclude other lung disease ... workup or TSH level ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... (mean 58 mg/dL ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
for glomerular disease ... monitoring low-level ... proteinuria exceeds 500 mg ... infections are common causes ... of glomerular disease
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
for glomerular disease ... monitoring low-level ... proteinuria exceeds 500 mg ... infections are common causes ... initial #testing #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... of underlying disease ... if levels > 8 mg ... #nephrology
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... whose positive charges ... K+ in the ECF causes ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis
Hypermagnesemia - Diagnosis and Management

Hypermagnesemia is a serum magnesium concentration > 2.6 mg/dL.
Symptoms include hyporeflexia, hypotension,
Diagnosis and Management ... mortality in ICU Causes ... insufficiency (Addison's disease ... changes, including ... #magnesium #nephrology