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OPIOID SWITCHING AND TAPERING.

Long term opioid use results in physical (and potentially psychological) dependence. Opioids should
OPIOID SWITCHING ... Long term opioid ... Opioids should be ... sweating, anxiety, nausea ... #pharmacology #conversion
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Causes of Excessive ... • Medications (Eg ... Antihistamines, Opioid ... Alcohol, Opioids ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Opioid Conversion Chart - Morphine Equivalents
Morphine 10 mg x 0.5 = Morphine 5 mg IV
Morphine 10
Opioid Conversion ... = Fentanyl 50 mcg ... @drkeithsiau #Opioid ... #Conversion #Equivalents
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
blockers which cause ... - Cocaine Opioids ... QRS #widening #ECG ... #EKG #Pharmacology ... Differential #Drugs #Classes
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... evaluating for other causes ... of cardio-pulmonary ... in relation to ECG ... #EKG #Pulmonary
ST depression & T wave inversion causes #Pathophys #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Differential #TWI #STD #TWaveInversion
depression & T wave inversion ... causes #Pathophys ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Uncommon Causes ... pain, cough Opioid ... Overdose: • Any opioid ... classic signs of opioid ... #edema #causes
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
High altitude (eg ... lung diseases, pulmonary ... asthma, COPD, pulmonary ... , pulmonary AVMs ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
global T wave inversion ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... Noncardiogenic pulmonary ... Causes include: ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... syndrome (ARDS) • Opioid