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Crystalloid Compositon - Normal Saline, Lactated Ringers, PlasmaLyte
#Pharmacology #Crystalloids #Contents #Comparison #Table #Normosol #Plasmalyte #LactatedRingers #NormalSaline
Comparison #Table #Normosol ... #NormalSaline #NS ... #LR #IVFluids
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Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... - Diagnosis and ... + NS) • Cachexia ... requiring aggressive fluid ... #Diagnosis #Management
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Severity and Prognosis
Criteria for Severe CAP - Severe CAP present in 1
Community Acquired ... - Severe CAP present ... responsive to IV fluids ... #Community #Acquired ... #severe #psi #diagnosis
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired ... History in favor of CAP ... responsive to IV fluids ... #Community #Acquired ... #Pneumonia #diagnosis
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Trial isotonic fluids ... (NS or LR) • ... you confirmed diagnosis ... simplified #workup #diagnosis
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... SBP drop >40, MAP ... IV's, Consider IL NS ... /LR infusion • ... Jonesy_MA #Shock #Diagnosis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis ... Nosocomial or hospital acquired ... Management Repeat tap ... Upper Gl bleeding: Short-term ... Peritonitis #SBP #Diagnosis
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Fluid Responsiveness ... beneficial when required ... PCWP approximates LAP ... a decrease in MAP ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... hypovolemia) - Use LR ... Bicarb<22) - avoid NS ... hypertonic Amp IVP ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome & Intrabdominal Pressure Measurement
APP (Abdominal Perfusion Pressure) = MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) -
retroperitoneal fluid ... sepsis, excessive fluid ... the Foley side port ... to fill with IV fluid ... #Instructions #diagnosis