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Calcium Supplementation During Massive Transfusion 
- Mike O'Brien
@MikeEMPharmD

#Pathophy #Management #Hypocalcemia #Calcium #Supplementation #MassiveTransfusion #Protocol
Calcium Supplementation ... Hypocalcemia #Calcium #Supplementation
Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
Deficiencies and Supplementation ... #Deficiencies #Supplementation
Dietary fluoride supplementation #fluoride #pediatrics
Dietary fluoride supplementation
For an elderly patient with multiple comorbidities it can be challenging to determine if their anemia
from IV iron and supplementation
Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transcellular Shift:
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 • Tumor Lysis
 • Metabolic or Respiratory Acidosis
• Phosphate Supplementation
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
potassium load • Supplementation
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
response to iron supplementation
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
excessive oral supplementation
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
• Folic acid supplementation
Albumin Supplementation in Large-volume Paracentesis
Administer albumin to prevent Prevention of Post-Paracentesis Circulatory Dysfunction
 • If LVP
Albumin Supplementation