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Bacterial Meningitis - Causative Organisms and Treatment by Age Group

#Bacterial #Meningitis #Causes #Pathogens #Diagnosis #Management
Organisms and Treatment ... Bacterial #Meningitis #Causes ... Pathogens #Diagnosis #Management
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Diagnosis and Management ... no respiratory cause ... Altered, Seizure, Coma ... Level: 150mg/kg Management ... #Treatment
Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Causes of Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)

#Pulseless #Electrical #Activity #PEA #Differential #Diagnosis
Diagnosis and Treatment ... of Common Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Symptoms are non-specific:
 - Headache 90%
 - Nausea/vomiting 50%
 - Vertigo 50%
 - Altered
Headache 90% - Nausea ... 20% Diagnosis — COMA ... Treatment: 100% ... Toxicology #diagnosis #management
Differential for patient with a coma (comatose)

#Diagnosis #Differential #Comatose #Causes
patient with a coma ... Differential #Comatose #Causes
Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

#Thrombotic #Microangiopathy #TMA #Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm #hematology
Microangiopathy (TMA ... Diagnosis and Management ... Microangiopathy #TMA ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
Cyanide Toxicity Treatment ... Amyl nitrite - causes ... Pathophysiology #Management ... #Treatment
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
Treatment of Thrombotic ... TTP from other TMA ... (vs. secondary TMA ... HUS) Treatment ... Thrombocytopenic #Purpura #management
Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Diagnostic and Management Algorithm

#Thrombotic #Microangiopathy #TMA #Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm #workup
Microangiopathy (TMA ... Diagnostic and Management ... Microangiopathy #TMA ... #Diagnosis #Management
Myxedema coma and thyroid storm are thyroid emergencies associated with increased mortality. Prompt recognition of these
Myxedema coma and ... necessary to initiate treatment ... Management of myxedema ... coma and thyroid