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Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) - Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Visual Symptoms/Loss or
Cell Arteritis (GCA ... ) - Vasculitis Management ... Algorithm - ACR ... #Treatment #ACR2021 ... #rheumatology
Hypertonic Saline for Treatment of Hyponatremic Encephalopathy
1) 100 ml bolus of 3% NaCl over 10 min.
of Hyponatremic ... May repeat until clinical ... L. 5) Monitor urine ... #management #protocol ... #hyponatremia
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... Hyperuricemia • Hyponatremia ... #causes #treatment
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes ... and management ... cryoglobulinemia vasculitis Clinical ... neuropathy Treatment ... infection - GCs
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
organ dysfunction caused ... Clinical construct ... AMS (GCS < 15) ... recognition and treatment ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Discontinuation of causal ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... lysis) ± Urine ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... Calcium 2-3g IV Ca-gluconate
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management ... Algorithm Assess ... exclude other causes ... x-ray, blood, urine ... #Algorithm #hepatology