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Stress Dose Steroids - Indications and Dosing

SUPPRESSED HPA AXIS:
 prednisone >20mg/day x 3 weeks or more
Indications and Dosing ... #Indications #Dosing ... Endocrinology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
Fracture - ED Management ... • Mechanism: Closed ... reduce if needed (using ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand
Orthostatic Hypotension Management Algorithm
 • Hypovolemic?  Yes → Resuscitate
 • Volume Overloaded? No → Fludrocortisone
Orthostatic Hypotension Management ... Pyridostigmine Non-pharmacologic ... Management: • ... Abdominal binder ... water excretion during
Illustrations showing elements of a shoulder assessment. Also included on a shoulder assessment would be determination
shoulder assessment would ... tendon tenderness (using ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
CERTA Opioid Alternatives

Opioid Alternatives for Abdominal Pain (traumatic, non-traumatic), Back Pain, Burns, Renal Colic, Dental Pain,
Alternatives for Abdominal ... Caution with using ... practical, we would ... #Medications #Pharmacology
There are multiple sites in which IO access can be obtained

Proximal humerus – insert about 1
(which can be found ... insertion site during ... those involving abdominal ... the pelvic and abdominal ... Lines #Locations #Management
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
gastrointestinal, and include abdominal ... who are actively using ... high risk for using ... #UseDisorder #Management ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Pleural Manometry Summary
Measurement of Intrapleural Pressures and Pleural Elastance during therapeutic thoracentesis can be used to
Pleural Elastance during ... using a syringe ... collecting bag as you would ... Pleural #Manometry #diagnosis ... #management #pulmonary
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
• Consider moving ... is stable and wound ... is closed (may ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
enzymatic cycle found ... anaerobic metabolism Diagnosis ... of MALA - Abdominal ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management