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Intern Pocket Cards - Pharmacologic Pain Management Options
Anti-inflammatory:
 • Acetaminophen (24 hours: < 3-4g in healthy
anticoagulation) • Opioid ... fentanyl, tramadol, codeine ... Equianalgesia Conversion ... Hydrocodone 25 PO • Codeine ... #Conversion #Table
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Relative ... Pharmacologic (e.g Opioids ... Atropine • LSD • Cocaine ... #Algorithm #Causes
Opioid Conversion Chart - Morphine Equivalents
Morphine 10 mg x 0.5 = Morphine 5 mg IV
Morphine 10
Opioid Conversion ... Morphine 10 mg x 10 = Codeine ... @drkeithsiau #Opioid ... #Conversion #Equivalents
Hyperthyroidism (low TSH, High T4/T3) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Radioactive iodine scan – get if concern for nodular
High T4/T3) - Diagnostic ... Algorithm Radioactive ... iodine scan – get ... because pregnancy affects ... #Algorithm #Workup
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Physiological ... dark, - 10% cocaine ... #Algorithm #Causes
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
Tramadol - Toxicology
Due to different CYP-2D6 genotypes, people variably metabolize tramadol into its active metabolite, M1
This
mix of SNRI and opioid ... effects in patients ... polymorphism resulting in codeine ... resulting in poor codeine ... Toxicology #Toxicity #Diagnosis
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Adenoma
 • Hyperplasia
 • MEN 1 and 2A
Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Primary ... MEN) Drug Side Effects ... • Unregulated Conversion ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... source of energy, conversion ... Beta agonists - Cocaine ... B3: Hereditary Defects ... myopathies - Defects
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rhabdomyolysis = Destruction of skeletal muscle with leakage of contents into circulation.
- Differential Diagnosis ... Differential Diagnosis ... Compression • Genetic Defects ... Colchicine, Alcohol, Opioids ... , Cocaine, Amphetamines