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Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
nutrients • TPN for treatment ... Gastric bypass causes ... bariatric surgery are risk ... operative CCY risk ... excluded limb • Treatment
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Temperature rise ... other, more common causes ... ❹ Call for MH treatment ... AND OUTLINE TREATMENTS ... Myoglobinaemia: forced
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... • Minority of Pts ... Thromboembolic complications ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
JVD, Orthopnea/PND ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #foamed #heartfailure ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
heart disease Causes ... fibrillation Complications ... tachyarrhythmias High-risk ... more intensive treatment ... #differential #cardiology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... effusion, INC risk ... Malignancy Risk ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... lubricants • Pharmacologic
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
K+ in the ECF causes ... Hyperkalemia, a complication ... with an increased risk ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #pharmacology #
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... that are poorly formed ... carries a variable risk ... and reducing the risk ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
documenting successful treatment ... other antibiotic classes ... FDA-approved for UTI treatment ... ://twitter.com/foamid ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
Most cases are related ... , symptoms and complications ... appropriate only for low risk ... patients with no CV risk ... Thrombocythemia #ET #hematology