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Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... in Adults Assess ... guided by clinical ... scenario, ECG and ... #management #algorithm
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
, changes on ECG ... Figure 3 is an algorithm ... for the management ... , and Table 3 summarizes ... of the condition
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... #management #treatment
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
and Management ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... Bicarb<22) - avoid NS
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
CNS Manifestations ... Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... autoantibodies that will cause ... Lumbar Puncture, EEG ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
but rather as a condition ... ECG is vital while ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #treatment #table
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
Consider Sepsis, a condition ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... pleural effusions, CNS ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Erythema Nodosum Overview

Definition: 
 • EN is an inflammatory condition characterized by tender, red nodules, typically
an inflammatory condition ... Malignancies (e.g ... ) Clinical Presentation ... vasculitis Management ... Symptomatic Treatment
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
populations) CLINICAL ... CNS involvement: ... Birbeck granules (EM ... TREATMENT OPTIONS ... Histiocytosis #Diagnosis #Management