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Causes of Prolonged Emergence - Anesthesiology

Prolonged Drug Action:
• Overdose 
• Hypothermia (< 33 C) 
• Incr
Prolonged Drug Action ... hyperglycemia • HONK / diabetic ... hypocalcæmia — hypomagnesæmia ... • Sepsis • Alcohol ... Neurologic
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Hypomagnesemia - ... Renal Loses - Medications ... - Uncontrolled diabetes ... dysfunction - Alcohol ... Classification #Causes
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Moyamoya • Toxic: Alcohol ... , Medication, Recreational ... Hyponatremia, Hypomagnesemia ... #neurology
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... Correction of diabetic ... intoxication - Alcohol ... #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #medications
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
 • Redistribution: IV glucose, Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis, IV hyperalimentation, Refeeding after starvation,
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... Correction of diabetic ... intoxication, Alcohol ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
general seizure caused ... and metabolic causes ... withdrawal from alcohol ... Classification #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Signs #Symptoms #Comparison
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
- Transfusion reaction ... (Uncontrolled diabetes ... Medications 2. ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... potassium #high #nephrology
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Gitelman syndrome, Hypomagnesemia ... metabolic acidosis • Diabetic ... ketoacidosis • Alcoholic ... the indicated causes ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
- Transfusion reaction ... (Uncontrolled diabetes ... Medications 2. ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... potassium #high #nephrology
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management
Methanol intoxication:
 • Accidental or intentional ingestion of adulterated
methanol; rare cases ... of contaminated medication ... administration of medication ... nitroprusside reaction ... diagnosis #toxicology #comparison