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Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
sphincter tone: • Opiates ... decongestants) • Any drug ... #Medications #Drugs ... #pharmacology # ... differential #diagnosis
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Diagnosis HEMODYNAMIC ... • Cardiac failure ... systemic disease or drugs ... hypotension • Drugs ... Nephritis (AIN) • Drugs
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac ... in presence of drug ... Tachycardia #WCT #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg ... #definition #differential
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
- CBC with differential ... - Relevant drug ... tox/infectious workup ... Trauma - Acute ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Impairment: • Acute ... abscess • Toxic/drug ... nodosa) • Toxic/drug ... Hypoglycemia • Drugs ... myositis, certain drug-induced
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
pericardial injury Cardiac ... injury (e.g., cardiac ... induced (select drugs ... #Pericarditis #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Bradycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Temp • ACS • Drugs ... Chagas disease • Acute ... #cardiology #BRADI
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
anticholinergic drug ... could have made a drug ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
reminders about drugs ... : Vagal tone Drug ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
neuromuscular blocking drugs ... and discuss with cardiology ... antiepileptic drugs ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup