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Goals and limits for treatment of Hyponatremia Stratified by duration and risk of Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome
and limits for treatment ... <48h) Severe symptoms ... • Goal: Rapid increase ... . then gradual increase ... normalization • Rapidly increase
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
failure leads to an increase ... ferroportin → Decreased ... functional ID) Treatment ... improvement in symptoms ... and QOL and decreased
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
onset of muscle symptoms ... any time during treatment ... potentials with increased ... after DC Statin Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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eye; unilateral symptoms ... , photophobia, increased ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Protein Losing Enteropathy
Clinical Presentation:
 • Volume overload: Peripheral edema, pleural effusion or ascites.
 • Gl symptoms
• Gl symptoms ... • Increased susceptibility ... • Increase in ... Primary or secondary Treatment ... 1.5 - 3 g/kg) • Treatment
Hypertonic Saline for Treatment of Hyponatremic Encephalopathy
1) 100 ml bolus of 3% NaCl over 10 min.
Hypertonic Saline for Treatment ... Symptoms improve ... Increase in sodium ... Hypertonic #Saline #Treatment
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
patients who have treatment-resistant ... effect on negative symptoms ... myocarditis - increased ... psychosis - increased
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
life • M=F Symptoms ... panic attack-type symptoms ... Less common symptoms ... constipation, increased ... related to the increase
Hypermagnesemia - Diagnosis and Management

Hypermagnesemia is a serum magnesium concentration > 2.6 mg/dL.
Symptoms include hyporeflexia, hypotension,
Symptoms include ... Hypermagnesemia: • Increased ... antacids, or enemas, Treatment ... Rhabdomyolysi • Increased ... Addison's disease) Treatment
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
• Depressive symptoms ... parenchymal loss: • Increased ... Treatment: • HAART ... treatment • Cognitive ... associated with increased