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Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Management Summary Causes ... Weakness - Dark urine ... hour with goal urine ... #treatment #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Etiology: • Medications ... lysis) ± Urine ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... STOP offending medications
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... excretion (e.g., urine ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... - HIV/HAART medications
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... & Dry) is the treatment ... the determined cause ... #table #foamed ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Kidney stones caused ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... #Pharmacology # ... Medications #Table
Medications Used in the Abortive Treatment of Ongoing Seizure Activity in the Emergency Department

INITIAL THERAPY
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Medications Used ... Phenytoin - May cause ... Abortive #Seizure #Medications ... #Neurology #Pharmacology ... #Dosing #Table
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Caused by splanchnic ... Exclude other AKI causes ... Treatment Overview ... • Medical: ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology
Anosmia Causes - Principal Etiologies of Olfactory Dysfunction
For olfactory disorders (and for most taste problems), the
Anosmia Causes - ... improve after treatment ... with memory or neurologic ... A medication history ... taste disorders #Diagnosis
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management
Methanol intoxication:
 • Accidental or intentional ingestion of adulterated
Clinical Features, Diagnosis ... methanol; rare cases ... oxalate crystals in urine ... toxicology #comparison #table ... #management #treatment