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Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
Systemic Thrombolysis
 - Exclude contraindications.
 - Indications:
   - Massive PE (definite indication)
Pulmonary Embolism ... Treatment Systemic ... - Indications ... 2 hrs - Low dose ... AcutePE #Management #CriticalCare
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
/ IBD Renal Loses ... - Medications ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
What interventions do have proven mortality benefit?
The above factors predict that it's nearly impossible to prove
mortality endpoint are negative ... below is a list of medications ... benefit (1) #EBM #CriticalCare ... #Medications #MortalityBenefit ... #Table #RCT #PulmCrit
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
Fibrillation RVR - Medications ... of or increased doses ... to 6-8 hours to work ... Fibrillation #AFib #RVR #Medications ... #comparison #table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... use of adequate doses ... with previously stable ... patients with a negative ... Differential #Diagnosis #indications
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Etiology: • Medications ... reabsorption) Workup ... Elimination (see Table ... STOP offending medications ... Transient, repeat dose
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... adjusting the dose ... have achieved negative ... #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare