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Opioid Overdose Management and Discharge Criteria

Patients with presumed opioid overdose were safely discharged one hour after
one hour after naloxone ... Criteria #Opiate #Narcan ... #Naloxone #Addiction
Aortic Regurgitation - Pathophysiology
 • Early Mild Aortic Regurgitation
 • Chronic Severe Aortic Regurgitation
 • Decompensated
Aortic Regurgitation ... Early Mild Aortic Regurgitation ... Severe Aortic Regurgitation ... Severe Aortic Regurgitation ... Cardionerds - Karan
Naloxone - Toxicology

Adult starting dose:
 - 0.4 mg IV/IM/IO/SQ for non-opioid dependent patients
 - 0.04 mg
Naloxone - Toxicology ... after 10-12 mg naloxone ... the effective* naloxone ... A naloxone infusion ... #Narcan #Toxicology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Causes of Mitral Regurgitation ... chronic mitral regurgitation ... Connective tissue (Marfan ... Connective tissue (Marfan ... chronic mitral regurgitation
Lincoln Sign in Aortic Regurgitation

Lincoln sign is the medical sign consisting of excessive popliteal artery pulsation
Sign in Aortic Regurgitation ... effects of aortic regurgitation ... associated with Marfan ... #Sign #Aortic #Regurgitation
Trick of the Trade: Naloxone Dilution for IV Use - Given that many ED overdose patients
of the Trade: Naloxone ... opioid-naive, lower naloxone ... and administer naloxone ... or syringe of naloxone ... up the 1 mL of naloxone
Aortic and Mitral Valve Regurgitaton on Parasternal long axis (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis (PLAX) is part of
and Mitral Valve Regurgitaton ... mitral and aortic regurgitation ... Mitral #Valve #Regurgitaton
Rapid Titration of IV Naloxone for Opioid Overdose 
Signs of Opioid Overdose: 
 - Hypoventilation associated
Titration of IV Naloxone ... Opioid #Overdose #Naloxone
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Severe Aortic Regurgitation ... Congenital Aortic Regurgitation ... Cardionerds - Karan ... karanpdesai #Aortic #Regurgitation
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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disease - Mitral regurgitation ... endocarditis - Marfan