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Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Acute Altered Mental ... glucose, security, access ... 2) Categorize ... Workup 5) Treat ... encephalopathy #differential
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... • Epigastric abdominal ... presentation 2) ... Imaging findings Workup ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Lumbago) - Common Differential ... Diagnosis and Patterns ... Usually acute (< ... Commonly work related ... Accounts for —2%
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
= incidence in acute ... deviation: 1 (68%) – 2 ... how related two values ... disorder presence alters ... #calculations #diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... to bolus these values ... tests before beginning ... cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute