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Approach to the Diagnosis of Hyperthyroidism - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Secondary Hyperthyroidism (↑↔TSH,
Radioactive Iodine ... disease • Low iodine ... goiter Radioactive Iodine ... • Thyroiditis, Iodine ... • Exogenous thyroid
The Acute Care Opioid Table - For Emergency Providers

There are a hundred opioid tables out there,
Acute Care Opioid Table ... hundred opioid tables ... Oxycodone, PO Codeine ... #Opioid #Pain #Dosing ... #Acute #Management
Intern Pocket Cards - Pharmacologic Pain Management Options
Anti-inflammatory:
 • Acetaminophen (24 hours: < 3-4g in healthy
Pharmacologic Pain Management ... fentanyl, tramadol, codeine ... Equianalgesia Conversion Table ... Hydrocodone 25 PO • Codeine ... Opioid #Conversion #Table
Hyperthyroidism (low TSH, High T4/T3) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Radioactive iodine scan – get if concern for nodular
) - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Radioactive iodine ... concern for nodular thyroid ... management options ... Hyperthyroid #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Graves' Disease Treatment
Thionamides (mainly methimazole)
 • Chance of remission in up to 2 years
 • No
2 years • No thyroid ... cost Radioactive Iodine ... Surgery: • Quick and ... Disease #Treatment #Management
Approach to Thyroid Function Tests in the Evaluation of Hyperthyroidism
 • Low TSH, Low normal T4
Approach to Thyroid ... critical illness, and ... symmetrically enlarged thyroid ... → Radioactive Iodine ... Hyperthyroidism #algorithm
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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is containment and ... to radioactive Iodine ... consider potassium iodide ... to prevent thyroid ... Toxicity #diagnosis #management
Drugs Useful in the Treatment and Prophylaxis of Migraine Headaches
Several classes of drugs are effective in
the Treatment and ... the frequency and ... Triptans rapidly and ... opioids, such as codeine ... #Prophylaxis #management