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Rewarming Methods in Hypothermia
 • Passive rewarming - Requires adequate patient physiologic mechanisms. Inadequate for more
Low benefit, low risk ... Gastric lavage - Risks ... Thoracic lavage - Risks ... Hypothermia #management #treatment ... #ebm
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Syndrome - Causes and Treatment ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Syndrome #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Treatment
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Hypernatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis and Treatment ... The differential ... puts patients at risk ... Hypernatremia #Differential
The WOMAN Trial (World Maternal Antifibrinolytic Trial): tranexamic acid for the treatment of postpartum haemorrhage: an
tranexamic acid for the treatment ... in reducing the risk ... interventions #EBM
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
stroke-like symptoms • Risk ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Management #summary #treatment
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
to respiratory risk ... summary of the differential ... Differences #Algorithm #Treatment
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Diagnosis and Treatment ... approach to the differential ... Treatment: Treatment ... puts patients at risk ... #Hyponatremia #Differential
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
infections (HPV, EBV ... Renal #Transplant #differential ... urine #management #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... several months of treatment ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV ... diagnosis #management #treatment