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Emergent Hyperkalemia Treatment Algorithm
ECG changes, weakness, K+ >6.5 Or renal insufficiency with K >5.5 with cellular
Algorithm ECG ... changes, weakness ... injury, etc) ECG ... changes? ... , bradycardia, AV
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Chagas Disease - ... Management Summary Chagas ... 20-90%, normal ECG ... (RBBB; others: AV ... Jcortesizaguirr #Chagas
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential ... (Cytotec) 400 mcg ... epinephrine prn DIC ... unresponsive to usual treatment ... Postpartum #Hemorrhage #Differential
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Hypernatremia - Differential ... The differential ... urine osm (in DI ... patient weight (eg ... Hypernatremia #Differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Seizures • Vision changes ... territories signal changes ... Reversible course Differential ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
not be subtle e.g ... very remarkable w/differential ... headaches, vision changes ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy (e.g ... • Account for changes ... hemodynamics (e.g ... management #cardiology #treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
renal injury), Coags ... coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... recent DAN) • EMG ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... diagnosis #management #treatment
A wandering atrial pacemaker, (WAP), is an atrial arrhythmia that occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker
atrioventricular node (AV ... identifiable on ECG ... morphological changes ... symptoms or requires treatment ... Clinical #MedStudent #EKG
Hemoglobin A1c (glycated hemoglobin) reflects the average blood glucose concentration over the course of the RBC
indication of the changes ... as follows: eAG ... extension of DCCT into EDIC ... Rapid changes in ... diabetes treatment