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Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
Monitor: - Peak ... rhinitis needing treatment ... Asthma #Assessment #diagnosis
Insulin Analogs - Short, Intermediate and Long Acting - Onset, Peak, Duration

#Diabetes #Insulin #Analogs #Onset #Duration
Acting - Onset, Peak ... Onset #Duration #Peaks
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis ... 55 years old - Peak ... Lyme Disease Diagnosis ... Lyme Disease Treatment ... #Management #treatment
Croup Diagnosis and Management Pearls
Common childhood illness, usually viral and self limiting. Characterised by a seal-like
Croup Diagnosis ... months and 6 years (peak ... Treatment: Single ... PeterboroughEM #Croup #Diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... indicate badness): Peak ... → sine wave → PEA ... definitive guide to diagnosis ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
worse) PPHTN • Peak ... for definitive diagnosis ... Diagnostic criteria ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT ... #Hypertension #diagnosis
Arterial Lines - Abnormal Arterial Waveforms:
 - Underdampened: Falsely High BP - Adjust monitor filter settings
Alternating Strong & Weak ... Pulsus Bisferiens: Peaks ... Rising & Late Peak ... lines #waveforms #diagnosis
Hyperkalemia Treatment Options
Stabilize cardiac membrane:
 • IV Calcium (peaks 5-10 minutes)
Decrease potassium concentration:
 • IV Fluids
Shift
Hyperkalemia Treatment ... • IV Calcium (peaks ... Insulin + dextrose (peaks ... saline IVF) (peaks ... /- lactulose (peaks
The cardiac cycle describes each heart beat, incorporating relaxation and contraction. Phase one describes diastole and
and then to its peak ... diastole, then peaks ... first fall after peak ... second, smaller peak
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... Nocturnal onset → Peak ... cortical bone Treatment ... • Acute gout treatment ... #management #treatment