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Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Transcellular Shift ... K-ATPase which imports ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Shoulder Calcific Tendinitis - Aspiration Procedure
 - Patient should be supine to prevent vasovagal syncope.
Shoulder Calcific ... Procedure - Patient should ... long axis and shift ... calcification - Short ... #Instructions #Sports
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
Anterior Shoulder ... Dislocation - ED Management ... glenoid) • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Evidence supports the Ottawa ankle rules as an accurate instrument for excluding fractures of the ankle
Evidence supports ... specificity, and its use should ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Ortho #Sports
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
An Algorithm for ... the Management ... Seizures The management ... Patients should ... #Management #Emergency
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management ... Algorithm 1. ... only increase short-term ... Steroid response should ... #Algorithm #treatment
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... transthoracic echocardiogram ... ventricular septal shift ... diastolic septal shudder ... #Pericarditis #Echocardiogram
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management ... Algorithm • IV ... blocks, QRS axis shift ... high #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #treatment
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
Parasternal Short ... towards patient's L shoulder ... tilted towards R shoulder ... #Parasternal #Short ... #Axis #PSAX #echocardiogram
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... Gluconate IV Shift ... #Hyperkalemia #management ... #algorithm #treatment