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Management of Supine Hypertension
 • Avoid offending agents
 • Avoid lying down during the day; rest
Management of Supine ... Pharmacological treatments ... patient 'dips' to a normal ... #Hypertension #Management ... #Treatment
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Diagnosis and Management ... • Treatment is ... concentration in the normal ... PV #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #treatment
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
Diagnosis and Management ... study (aPTT may be normal ... antigen (vWF:Ag) are normal ... Chronic Management ... #treatment #hematology
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... (>10^6 IU/mL), normal ... (<2000 IU/mL), normal ... (>10^6 IU/mL), normal ... #Indications #management
Classification of Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS) and Treatment of Metabolic Abnormalities of TLS
Laboratory TLS:
 • Uric
Syndrome (TLS) and Treatment ... upper limit of normal ... hypocalcemia Treatment ... Hyperkalemia - Standard treatment ... TLS #diagnosis #management
BRASH Syndrome

B - Bradycardia
R - Renal failure
A - AV nodal blockade
S - Shock
H - Hyperkalemia

Typical ECG
failure A - AV nodal ... hyperkalemia) BRASH Treatment ... • Aggressive treatment ... balanced fluids" > normal ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
Diagnosis and Management ... AKI • Late: normal ... may be ↑ or ↓ Treatment ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment
Severe Asthma Exacerbation
Signs of a Severe Asthma Exacerbation:
 • Vitals: ↑HR ↑RR ↓SpO2
 • High work
- Abnormally normal ... of baseline Treatments ... ventilation #mechanical #management ... #treatment
Stepwise Treatment of Chronic Urticaria
Step 1 - Start second-generation HI antihistamine 

Step 2 - One or
Stepwise Treatment ... to four times normal ... Sandimmune) #Management ... Urticaria #Stepwise #Treatment
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
• Muscular: normal ... CK, normal biopsy ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology