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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... • Diagnostic ... tamponade recurs ... • Prep and drape ... #Management #Workup
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Antibiotics (Bactrim, PCN ... reabsorption) Workup ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... only if no clear cause
Acute and Critical Limb Ischemia
Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI):
 • Severe form of PAD that includes limb
Acute and Critical ... includes limb pain at rest ... at 1.3% (11% of all ... PAD cases). ... #Ischemia #diagnosis
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
the Journal of Clinical ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... reasoning during clinical ... blood loss or acute ... #differential #diagnosis
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
unique approach and workup ... nerve injury (25%) TEST ... lachmans, posterior drawers ... WORK UP: obtain ... -->>>> LINK TO ACL