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Recommended Vaccinations for Asplenic Patients - Before and After Splenectomy

#Management #Asplenic #Asplenia #Vaccinations #PrimaryCare #Vaccines #Splenectomy
Asplenic Patients - Before ... Splenectomy #Management
Lumbar Puncture Bleeding Risk

Discontinuing medications before lumbar puncture
 • Antiplatelets
 • Anticoagulants

#LP #Lumbar #Puncture #Bleeding #Risk
Discontinuing medications before ... antiplatelets #management
Calcium Electrolyte Repletion
Always correct Ca for albumin before deciding if it is abnormal
Ca for albumin before ... Electrolyte #Repletion #management
Functional Dyspepsia - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management
Risk factors: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Psychological comorbidity, Helicobacter pylori infection,
Diagnosis and Management ... onset ≥6 months before ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Management
SSRI Initiation
How long before increasing dose?
 • 4 wks. Initial response in 2-4 wks, max response
Initiation How long before ... wait 3-4 days before ... psychiatry #treatment #management
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
Sample immediately before ... Sample immediately before ... Sample immediately before ... level 2-4 hours before ... Sample immediately before
Some of the techniques used for Antenatal Diagnosis

Amniocentesis 
 - Chromosome/micro-array and DNA analysis 
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developing embryo before ... surgery, e.g. laser photo-coagulation
Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
within 24 hours before ... within 24 hours before ... CVA #neurology #management
Potassium Electrolyte Repletion
If patient also has hypomagnesemia, replete magnesium before repleting potassium
Oral:
 • Pills (ask pharmacy
replete magnesium before ... Electrolyte #Repletion #management
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology

Lemierre’s is an infectious thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein.

 - It starts
parapharyngeal space (ie become ... matter of time before