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Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... - ↓ Effective arterial ... VBG (acidosis), CK ... caution in HTN & edema ... #Hyperkalemia
Lancisi's Sign (Tricuspid Regurgitation) in a patient with Atrial Fibrillation

If you went to med school before
a patient with Atrial ... permanent AF, severe TR ... Regurgitation #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #Neck ... #Video #AFib #PhysicalExam
Facial Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Facial Edema

Infectious:
	• Dental abscess
	• Ludwig's angina
	• Vincent's angina
	• Cellulitis
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Contact dermatitis (CD ... carcinoma • Multiple myeloma ... of the head and neck ... lymphomas • Head and neck ... Differential #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Syndrome: • Facial edema ... paradoxus • Beck ... triad (muffled ... Hyperphosphatemia • Hyperkalemia ... Hypocalcemia Hypercalcemia
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
 •
SMART/SALT-ED trial ... Is Dangerous in Hyperkalemia ... filtration - Renal edema ... • Increases Edema ... volume - increased edema
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Hyperdefecation • Anterior neck ... ↑ T3 - Mild hypercalcemia ... , peri orbital edema ... Ophthalmoplegia • Atrial
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
family history, PCKD ... pain involving neck ... symptoms in non-arterial ... distribution, eyelid edema
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
axillae and anterior neck ... INVESTIGATIONS Arterial ... 30 mins, U&E, CK ... with dantrolene Hyperkalaemia
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
in the head and neck ... SPB - commonly axial ... EMP - head and neck ... CRAB - no anemia, hypercalcemia ... • Multiple myeloma