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Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Diagnosis and Management ... no respiratory cause ... Respiratory Alkalosis, High ... Lactate, Low Potassium ... #Treatment
Hyperkalemia Management Algorithm
 • Treat the cause & optimize hemodynamics and ventilation
 • Reconsider treatment leadingto
Hyperkalemia Management ... • Treat the cause ... • Reconsider treatment ... and parenteral potassium ... #potassium #high
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... Immobilization, Crush ... Monitor potassium ... #Summary #causes ... #treatment
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... Lysis (TLS, rhabdo/crush ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... only if no clear cause ... #Treatment #potassium
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... Immobilization - Crush ... Monitor potassium ... #causes #treatment
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
antibodies - MuSK-positive ... More likely to cause ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... exacerbation at high ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
responsible for most cases ... loss • Skin: Rash ... ulcerated • MSK ... stages #diagnosis #management ... #Treatment
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Cellular Shift:
   - Exercise
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... production: TLS, Crush ... hyperkalemia: Blood draw ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #potassium #high
Hyperkalemia Management
Pseudohyperkalemia: 1. Hemolyzed sample 2. Blood drawn from a site/line where potassium or TPN is
Hyperkalemia Management ... Blood drawn from ... site/line where potassium ... #treatment #potassium ... #high
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
maculopapular rash ... Causes purpura & ... High mortality. ... products contain potassium ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management