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Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
no respiratory cause ... anion-gap metabolic acidosis ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... High Lactate, Low Potassium ... diagnosis #management #Treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
circulation If drugs ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary ... Alcohol • Type B2: Drugs ... - HIV/HAART medications
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
reactions Common Drugs ... - Metabolic acidosis ... Medications 2. ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #potassium #high
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
reactions Common Drugs ... - Metabolic acidosis ... Medications 2. ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #potassium #high
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Weakness, cramping, nausea ... Etiology: • Medications ... only if no clear cause ... STOP offending medications ... #potassium #nephrology
Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial & DMARD (disease modifying antirheumatic drug). It is currently being discussed as
antirheumatic drug ... prophylaxis and treatment ... for COVID-19, although ... COVID-19 NOTE: be ... who require this medication
Reported Mechanisms and Toxicity of Investigational Treatments for SARS-COV-2
Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine
 • Mechanisms: Interference with ligand
Investigational Treatments ... • Toxicity: Drug-drug ... neuropathy, lactic acidosis ... combined with certain medications ... #SARSCOV2 #COVID19
Treatment Options for Helicobacter Pylori and Peptic Ulcer Disease

Active Helicobacter pylori—associated ulcer
1. Treat with anti—H pylori
Treatment Options ... bismuth subcitrate potassium ... Consider other causes ... the preferred drugs ... #Pharmacology #Medications
Causes of Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Malignancy 
 - Tumor effect* (esp. Gl, lung, lymphoma)
Causes of Unintentional ... lymphoma) - Treatment ... cachexia"), COPD ("pulmonary ... cachexia") Medications ... GLP-I agonists Drugs
Erythema Nodosum Overview

Definition: 
 • EN is an inflammatory condition characterized by tender, red nodules, typically
Behçet's disease • Medications ... discontinue offending drugs ... Symptomatic Treatment ... anti-inflammatory drugs ... • Potassium iodide