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Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Bowel Regimen Guide
Osmotic agents (draws water into bowel, thereby loosening stool
Bowel Regimen Guide ... Osmotic agents ... Lactulose, Sorbitol - Abdominal ... enema - Discomfort during ... #pharmacology #table
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
Differential Diagnosis ... or non-GI conditions ... i.e., Cardiac, GI ... pain, the differential ... pain (Table 2).
Intern Pocket Cards - Pharmacologic Pain Management Options
Anti-inflammatory:
 • Acetaminophen (24 hours: < 3-4g in healthy
factors: history of GI ... • Neuropathic agents ... Opioid #Conversion #Table ... #pharmacology #agents ... #internship #guide
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Anti-Emetics Guide
Serotonin antagonists:
 • Ondansetron (Zofran), Granisetron (Kytril, Sancuso) - Headache,
Inpatient Anti-Emetics Guide ... use if increased GI ... #pharmacology #table ... #agents #internship ... #guide
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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nodules, livedo - Abdominal ... - Ulceration GI ... Coronaries #Arteritis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Table
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
Potassium-Binding Agents ... and sodium • Dosing ... diarrhea, nausea, abdominal ... and calcium • Dosing ... #pharmacology #table
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... gastrointestinal (GI ... changes, worsen during ... pain • Abdominal ... #Pain #differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... ultrasound; MRA; abdominal ... withdrawal of suspected agent ... #Hypertension #Differential ... Screening #Workup #table
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
CT abdomen if abdominal ... 24-48 h and ANC rising ... Consider TEG to guide ... and APL (~25 %) during ... differentiating agent
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
presentation • Abdominal ... • Diarrhea and abdominal ... usually present during ... diarrhea (etiologic agent ... Diarrhea #diagnosis #differential