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Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis - Illness Script
 • Epidemiology: Asian men age 20-30 with hyperthyroidism of any
Thyrotoxic Periodic ... and menses • Pathophysiology ... or high T3 • Treatment ... : Potassium and ... #Thyrotoxic #Periodic
Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer Disease - Etiology, Diagnostics, Treatment and Complications

#Diagnosis #Pathophysiology #Management #Gastritis #PepticUlcerDisease #PUD
, Diagnostics, Treatment ... and Complications ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Management #Gastritis
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
Diagnosis and Management ... May present as periodic ... may be ↑ or ↓ Treatment ... environment • Potassium ... #Treatment
Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
Cyanide Toxicity Treatment ... Amyl nitrite - causes ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Pathophysiology ... #Management #Treatment
Causes of Aplastic Anemia

#Aplastic #Anemia #Causes #Pathophysiology #Pathology #Treatment #Management #Differential
Causes of Aplastic ... Aplastic #Anemia #Causes ... #Pathophysiology ... #Pathology #Treatment ... #Management #Differential
Treatment of NMS
 Dopamine antagonists should be discontinued immediately in patients suspected of NMS. Like SS,
Treatment of NMS ... hyperthermia, and management ... of end organ complications ... considered in milder cases ... #Management #NeurolepticMalignant
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
barns and lake houses ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... Monitor potassium ... #Summary #causes ... #treatment
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... • Incubation period ... Weight Loss • Can cause ... culture, PCR, K39) Treatment ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Diagnosis and Management ... no respiratory cause ... High Lactate, Low Potassium ... Level: 150mg/kg Management ... #Treatment