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Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
• Antipyretics block ... antipyretics to block ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... comparison #diagnosis #management
Pacemaker Placement Indications
Class I:
 • Third degree block
 • Advanced 2nd degree block
 • Symptomatic Mobitz
Pacemaker Placement Indications ... • Third degree block ... • Reversible causes ... Pacemaker #Placement #Indications ... PPM #cardiology #management
Medications associated with neuroleptic malignant syndrome

First-generation and second-generation antipsychotics are dopamine receptor antagonists, which produce a
Medications associated ... neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... after years of treatment ... #Medications #Drugs ... #Causes
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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Pharmacologic Treatment ... 1st-degree heart block ... , tachycardia, nausea ... hypotension, lupus-like syndrome ... #Pharmacology #Medications
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
• AV block ... depletion - Medication ... Subclavian steal syndrome ... Alcohol blackout - Medication ... Classification #Table #Causes
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Pharmacological Treatment ... of Hepatorenal Syndrome ... #Nephrology #Management ... #Pharmacology #Medications ... #Treatment
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
play a role in treatment ... pericarditis (select cases ... #Steroids #Indications ... #infections #management ... #treatment
Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
Management of SIADH ... post-operative phenomenon, medications ... antagonists: • Blocks ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH #Management ... hyponatremia #nephrology #treatment
Possible Causes of Altered Urine Color 

Red 
    Foods: beets, blackberries, rhubarb
Possible Causes ... Conditions: blue diaper syndrome ... tyrosinemia, Gilbert syndrome ... (Purple Urine Syndrome ... Proteus) Black
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... - Causes and Treatment ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Treatment ... #Management