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Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

vital disclaimer: the cognitive response to hypotension should not be reaching
should not be reaching ... hypotension is treatment ... occult bleeding - toxicologic ... - 2nd cause shock ... #Diagnosis #Nonresponse
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis ... Lactose intolerance, Medication ... Dysmotility: IBS, Medications ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #gastroenterology
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
blockers which cause ... widening #ECG #EKG #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Drugs #Classes
Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
Stool Cultures - Indications ... illness (diarrhea leading ... Few infectious causes ... Stool #Cultures #Indications ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Summary
 - Diagnosis
 - Clinical Workflow
 - PPIs
 - Treatment
 - Acid
GERD) Summary - Diagnosis ... Workflow - PPIs - Treatment ... Secretion and Medication ... Disease #GERD #gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #management
Medications that cause Hyponatremia

#Diagnosis #Pharmacology #Hyponatremia #Medications #DrugInduced #List #Differential
Medications that ... cause Hyponatremia ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology ... #Hyponatremia #Medications
Potassium Channel Blockers - Medications
1. Cardiovascular Drugs
2. Psychiatric drugs
3. Other drugs
4. Synthetic opioids: Levomethadyl 
5. Opium
Channel Blockers - Medications ... ChannelBlockers #Medications ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology # ... Toxicology
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... no respiratory cause ... Vomiting, Tinnitus, Hearing ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Treatment
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused ... changes and may cause ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... cause of death ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
serotoninergic medications ... • Dosing: 12mg loading ... Syndrome #Management #treatment ... #toxicology