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Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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Pharmacologic Treatment ... Emergencies in Pregnancy ... Drug - Dose range ... , hypotension, fetal ... Hypertensive #Emergency #Pregnancy
As a follow up to a previously uploaded infographic delineating indications for the widely-used induction agents
#clinical #management ... #sideeffects #treatment ... Effects, Dosages, Treatment ... Intravenous : Uses ... Intravenous : Uses
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... Can be rapidly fatal ... • Causes: Drugs ... Identify underlying cause ... Cooling blankets can cause
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Resp/Heme: CHF, valves ... : • Myopathy: Drugs ... Rhabdomyolysis, Critical ... Myasthenia, LEMS, Drug ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
• Intravenous Drug ... Use • Pregnancy ... • Drugs: - ... from prosthetic valves ... Infected cardiac valves
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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IDSA - Clinical ... Individualized Treatment ... and preferences/values ... , the source case ... MDRTB #management #Treatment
Causes of Intrauterine Growth Restriction / Small for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fetal Factors:
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Causes of Intrauterine ... Diagnosis Algorithm Fetal ... Alcohol • Drugs ... GrowthRestriction #Pregnancy ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
BPM INFECTIOUS CAUSES ... • Fever OTHER CAUSES ... Factitious Fever • Drug ... Fever CLINICAL ... limited predictive value
Drugs Useful in the Treatment and Prophylaxis of Migraine Headaches
Several classes of drugs are effective in
Drugs Useful in ... the Treatment and ... Headaches Several classes ... Contraindicated in pregnancy ... Migraine #Headache #Treatment
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Fatty Liver of Pregnancy ... : • Defect in fetal ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Maternal Support - Critical ... #Fatty #Liver #Pregnancy