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Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis, Examination and Management

Uterotonic Medications (after delivery of the placenta):
 • Oxytocin
Diagnosis, Examination ... and Management ... up to 2 mg (8 doses ... : 600-1000 mcg oral ... #Management #Medications
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
- Medications ... - Uncontrolled diabetes ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- RUQ ultrasound ... - Review of medication ... Q6hr) and pain-dose ... limit them as able ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
X-ray and lung ultrasound ... Phos), CBC with differential ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... glycopyrrolate to reduce oral ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Allergies to medications ... neuroexam - Oral ... Diabetes regimen ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Glucocorticoids (oral ... NSAIDs • Low-dose ... Concomitant low-dose
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... adjusting the dose ... transitioning to oral ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
and Management ... normal and can help differentiate ... universally used, ultrasound ... slow taper of an oral ... months (until the medication
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
prevent TB disease) Indications ... months or • RFB (dose ... and molecular diagnostic ... Please refer to the table ... Prevention #Treatment #management