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Hypoglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fasting Hypoglycemia:
 • Excess Insulin
 • Medications (e.g. Insulin Secretagogues, ß-Adrenergic Antagonists,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Excess Insulin • Medications ... Other Causes: • Critical ... Renal Failure, Cardiac ... Hyperinsulinemic States
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
for Convulsive Status ... Refractory medications ... in status epilepticus ... #Convulsive #Status ... Management #Neurology #Pharmacology
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... Management Clinical ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... #Diagnosis #Stages ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
parameters: perfusion status ... to be in ADHF starts ... altered mental status ... #differential #algorithm ... #pharmacology
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
of Convulsive Status ... Early Status Epilepticus ... ) Established Status ... Refractory Status ... alkhobrani99 #Status
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional status ... Climbing a flight of stairs ... Functional status ... Change in clinical ... status or physical
Case – 26M with no medical history presents with chest pain and palpitations. He states that
He states that he ... history of sudden cardiac ... cause of sudden cardiac ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #ARVD
Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
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Diuresis in Critical ... in the later (e.g ... CONCENTRATION MEDICATIONS ... high aldosterone states ... Balance #management #criticalcare
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... rule of thirds states ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
of lactate as a clinical ... presentations and disease states ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac ... - HIV/HAART medications