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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
Physical Exam findings in Lower Extremity DVT - Likelihood Ratios
 - Asymmetric calf swelling, ≥2 cm
DVT - Likelihood Ratios ... - Tenderness - NS ... Homans sign - NS ... DVT #Likelihood #Ratios ... #PhysicalExam #diagnosis
Cushing Syndrome - Likelihood Ratios of Physical Exam Findings
Moon facies LR +1.6
Central obesity LR +3.0
Generalized obesity
Syndrome - Likelihood Ratios ... +NS Ecchymoses ... striae LR NS Edema ... Syndrome #Likelihood #Ratios ... #PhysicalExam #diagnosis
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis ... disorientation (LR ... + NS) • Cachexia ... • PaO2/FiO2 ratio ... Pneumonia #CAP #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
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 ... Exchanges K+ for cations ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis