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Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing ... acute or chronic Clinical ... nephrocalcinosis) • Urine ... Toluene #Poisoning #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... #Management #causes
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
will vary with clinical ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis ... #management
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Methanol
Solvent found in cleaning and printing solutions, adhesives, stains, paint removers,
antifreeze agent in
adhesives, stains, paint ... gasoline additive Pharmacology ... adults) - Lethal dose ... gap #Diagnosis ... #Management #Toxicology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Pleuritic chest pain ... #differential #causes ... #management #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... adjusting the dose ... the determined cause ... #table #foamed ... #pharmacology
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
arrived w/severe abd pain ... headache and abd pain ... The table below ... treated in a single dose ... microscopy #pathology #clinical
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
lysis) ± Urine ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... Transient, repeat dose ... #Management #Treatment
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... Treatment of GCA ... #Management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
of patients • Dose ... starting amiodarone treatment ... Pleuritic chest pain ... macrophages Treatment ... #management #Toxicology