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Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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- 6.4 mmol/L - Treatment ... indicated Protect ... hyperkalaemia, prevent ... Hyperkalemia #management #algorithm ... #treatment
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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When present, symptoms ... Splenomegaly Treatment ... curative, and do not prevent ... • Treatment is ... • Treatment algorithms
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... tumour B cells are present ... Responsive to Treatment ... growth, response to treatment ... #differential #algorithm
IDSA Surgical Wound Infection Algorithm
Algorithm for the management and treatment of surgical site infections (SSIs). 
*For
Wound Infection Algorithm ... Algorithm for ... management and treatment ... purulent drainage present ... Wound #Infection #Algorithm
Emergent Hyperkalemia Treatment Algorithm
ECG changes, weakness, K+ >6.5 Or renal insufficiency with K >5.5 with cellular
Emergent Hyperkalemia Treatment ... Algorithm ECG ... beta-agonist = greatest ... as a standalone treatment ... #Algorithm #Management
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC ... toxicity usually present ... pathognomonic for SJS or EM ... Maculopapular #Rash #Algorithm
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Serotonin Syndrome
 - Serotonin syndrome is thought to be caused by
Algorithm for the ... 60% of patients present ... toxindromes that present ... initiation of treatment ... Serotonin #Syndrome #Algorithm
Acute ED Migraine Therapy and Preventative Therapy Algorithm:
Acute migraine
 • IV NS IL bolus then infusion
Preventative Therapy Algorithm ... Dexamethasone 10 mg IV (to prevent ... Migraine #management #algorithm ... #treatment #prevention
Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
prophylactic antibiotic treatment ... lacerations (if present ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... mild if at all present ... may, therefore, present ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #treatment