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Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Muscle Relaxants - Agents and Dosing

#Management #Pain #Pharmacology #Muscle
Assessment and Management ... Initiative (PAMI) - Muscle ... and Dosing #Management ... #Pharmacology #Muscle
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... • Progressive muscle ... • Excessive muscle ... - sustained muscle ... SPS #Diagnosis #Management
Uterotonic Medications 
 - Should be given concomitantly with uterine massage
 - Multiple medication options which
increase uterine muscle ... tone #Management
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... symptoms: - Muscle ... - Malaise - Muscle ... suspect continued muscle ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Diabetic Myonecrosis (Diabetic Muscle Infarction)
 • Spontaneous ischemic necrosis of skeletal muscle (anterior thigh or calf)
Myonecrosis (Diabetic Muscle ... necrosis of skeletal muscle ... with sudden onset muscle ... #Myonecrosis #muscle ... Infarction #diagnosis #management
IDSA Treatment of Necrotizing Infections of the Skin, Fascia, and Muscle
 • Mixed infections
 • Streptococcus
Skin, Fascia, and Muscle ... IDSA #Treatment #management
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Statin Induced Muscle ... Statin-Associated Muscle ... • The onset of muscle ... SAMS) → Direct muscle ... myopathy #diagnosis #management
Orthostatic Hypotension Management Algorithm
 • Hypovolemic?  Yes → Resuscitate
 • Volume Overloaded? No → Fludrocortisone
Orthostatic Hypotension Management ... Non-pharmacologic Management ... buttock and calf muscles ... #Hypotension #Management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
and respiratory muscles ... , muscle atrophy ... (atrophy), Muscle ... the respiratory muscles ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Fairly symmetric muscle ... respiratory and bulbar muscles ... • Respiratory Muscle ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management