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Antidepressant Medications Decision Aid
 - The choice of depression medications in primary care is difficult as
difficult as there are ... #Management #PatientInfo ... Antidepressants #Comparison ... SideEffects #SNRIs #Selection
Tailoring Vasopressors to a Patient's Physiology

Overall, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and vasopressin are all supported by evidence as
and vasopressin are ... physiology #Management ... #Vasopressor #Selection ... #Algorithm #FirstLine
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
Approach to Selecting ... patient's diagnosis (e.g ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection ... #Algorithm #PulmCrit
Causes of Post-Partum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Blood Loss: >500mL post vaginal delivery OR >1000 mL
Causes of Post-Partum ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... post Caesarean section ... . heparin) • Pre-existing ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Priapism: Pathogenesis

 - Post-cavernosal venous occlusion -> Post-cavernosal venous drainage is mechanically obstructed e.g. sickle cell
mechanically obstructed e.g ... Post-cavernosal venules are ... detumescence (erection-ending ... Priapism Prolonged erection ... lasting more than
Causes of Growth Discrepancy: Large for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Factors:
 • Multiparity
 •
Causes of Growth ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Caesarean section ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Algorithm INDICATIONS ... for secondary causes ... eosinophilia (common causes ... are asthma, allergy ... signs or symptoms (eg
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
PDE5 inhibitors are ... inhibitors enhance an erection ... with caution - e.g ... #pharmacology #comparison
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Causes of acute ... surgery or ileal resection ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
(e.g., C difficile ... sepsis, organ rejection ... sepsis, organ rejection ... Improves after treating ... the underlying cause