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Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
intubation) S - Secretions ... Oxygenation (O2 stable ... - Tube feeds (Pause ... (Sedation off, passes ... #criticalcare #management
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
impaired NH4+ secretion ... Distal #Diagnosis #Management ... #Nephrology #Causes
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Inappropriate ADH secretion ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Major Segments of the Nephron and their Functions 
 - Glomerulus - Formation of glomerular filtrate
straight segments - Secretion ... organic acids and bases ... coupled to K+and H+ secretion ... Pathophysiology #Tubules #Table
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Diagnosis and Management ... somatomedin C) secretion ... • ~98% - GH-secreting ... Extrapituitary secretion ... or refractory cases
CERTA Analgesic Classes and Pain Indications

Dr. David H.Cisewski and Dr. Sergey M.Motov

#CERTA #Analgesic #Classes #Pain #Indications
CERTA Analgesic Classes ... CERTA #Analgesic #Classes ... #Indications #Management ... #Table
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
mortality), Other causes ... emesis / copious secretions ... Ventilation #diagnosis #management
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses ... list of multiple masses ... listed in the table ... consolidations from masses ... #Management #Radiology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Testing Common causes ... Tests to evaluate cause ... free cortisol excretion ... Screening #Workup #table
Causes of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia results from abnormal losses, transcellular shifts, or insufficient intake (Table 1).6–8 Abnormal losses
Causes of Hypokalemia ... insufficient intake (Table ... lower potassium excretion ... rarely the sole cause ... #Differential #Causes