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Atrial Fibrillation - Management Principles

1) TREAT ANY IDENTIFIED PRECIPTANT(S) 
2) RATE OR RHYTHM CONTROL 
3) ANTICOAGULATION
Fibrillation - Management ... ANY IDENTIFIED PRECIPTANT ... #Fibrillation #Management
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
Diagnosis and Management ... Bicarbonate can precipitate ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #Management
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Who gets HRS?
 • Decompensated cirrhosis
 • Typically with existing
Diagnosis and Management ... Often will have a precipitant ... HRS #Diagnosis #Management
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
sympathetic tone may precipitate ... cardiology #diagnosis #management
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... 30-day period Precipitants ... Classification #Diagnosis #Management
Delirium Precipitants in the Elderly

I think of delirium like the AKI of the brain. Baseline risk
Delirium Precipitants ... Hospitalization I divide precipitants ... #Delirium #Precipitants
Serotonin Syndrome Drug Precipitants and Pharmacology
↑ Serotonin Formation: Tryptophan, Oxitriptan
↑ Serotonin Release: Amphetamines, Cocaine, Mirtazapine
↑ Serotonin
Syndrome Drug Precipitants ... diagnosis #drug #Precipitants
FIGURE 3. KERATIC PRECIPITATES. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS AND JONATHAN TROBE, MD.

In addition to a good
KERATIC PRECIPITATES ... Keratic precipitates ... SlitLamp #Keratic #Precipitates
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
identify a clear precipitant
Diagnosis of Cryoglobulinemia Vasculitis

1) Presence of cryoglobulin 
Circulating immunoglobulins that precipitate with cold temperature and dissolve
immunoglobulins that precipitate