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Considerations for Crystalloids - 0.9% NS vs LR vs Plasma-Lyte
 - Causes hyperkalemia?
 - Safe to
Crystalloids - 0.9% NS ... Update: AKI in NS ... #Crystalloids #pharmacology ... #indications #comparison ... LR #plasmalyte #NS
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
 •
Normal Saline (NS ... Composition of NS ... Normal Saline (NS ... Normal #Saline #NS ... #comparison #pharmacology
Drug Treatment of Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reactions
First-Line Therapy 
 - Epinephrine 
 - Oxygen 
 -
Drug Treatment of ... - IV fluids: NS ... #Anaphylaxis #Management ... #Pharmacology #
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
SIADH Treatment ... colon 5. 0.9% NS ... try giving 0.9% NS ... • Give 250 cc NS ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH #Management
Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
Management of SIADH ... : • Causes can ... bolus of 0.9% NS ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH #Management ... hyponatremia #nephrology #treatment
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Diagnosis and Management ... has potential to cause ... • Airway Management ... Saline (50 Cc Ns ... #treatment #workup
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Diagnosis and Management ... no respiratory cause ... like DKA, sepsis, PNA ... Diaphoresis, Pulmonary edema ... #Treatment
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... : 33% • Treatment ... with pulmonary edema ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
autoantibodies that will cause ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... #neurology #rheumatology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... S/Sx: Most pts ... only if no clear cause ... Bicarb<22) - avoid NS ... caution in HTN & edema