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Important Respiratory Distress Pearls

#diagnosis #respiratory #distress #NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS #neonatal #pediatric #adult #respiratory #adverse #effects
distress #NRDS #RDS #TTN ... #respiratory #adverse ... #effects #pulmonary ... #ventilation #algorithm ... #causes
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Afferent Pupil Defect ... Atropine • LSD • Cocaine ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Causes of Extravascular ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hgb - Membrane Defects ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Consider secondary HTN ... nervous system (ie. cocaine ... #Hypertension #HTN ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pills • Cocaine ... Primary #Secondary #HTN ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... dark, - 10% cocaine ... Pupillary #Pupils #Defects ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Pulse oximetry and Capnography:

Essential tools for monitoring respiratory health, but they serve different purposes:

Pulse Oximetry: 
Measures
It detects ventilation ... Continuous capnography detects ... respiratoryarrest #codelue
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... : stop, reverse ... Beta agonists - Cocaine ... B3: Hereditary Defects ... myopathies - Defects
Algorithm for Diagnosis and Management of Resistant Hypertension in CKD
Pseudoresistant Hypertension - Reduce barriers to adherence:
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... • Assess for adverse ... effects Initiate ... Consider other causes ... of 2° HTN eGFR
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm ... q 6 hours PRN nausea ... to follow day 1 algorithm ... sedation, insomnia, adverse ... effects ● Typical