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Diabetic Ketoacidosis 
Management Priorities
1. Fluids 
2. Insulin 
3. Potassium 
4. Acidosis 
5. Re-establish oral fluids,
Management Priorities ... Identification and treatment ... an underlying cause ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds
Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

Treatment options for AUD include psychosocial treatment and medications. Individualize based on
Treatment of Alcohol ... settings where meds ... CarolynAChan #Alcohol ... UseDisorder #Addiction #PrimaryCare ... #Treatment #Management
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
changes and may cause ... History of excessive alcohol ... Poorly controlled diabetes ... syndrome • Wernicke encephalopathy ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... Diagnosis and Management ... neuropsychiatric symptoms • Caused ... Constipation, Alcohol ... Classification #Diagnosis #Management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... neurotoxicity • Alcohol ... blood • Hypoxic encephalopathy ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... until cause identified ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management