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Hypothalamus Anatomy and Hypothalamic Nuclei
 • Anterior hypothalamic nucleus - Body temperature, thermal regulation (heat dissipation),
parasympathetic ns ... nucleus - Water balance ... oxytocin, destruction causes ... regulation, destruction causes ... nucleus - Water Balance
Considerations for Crystalloids - 0.9% NS vs LR vs Plasma-Lyte
 - Causes hyperkalemia?
 - Safe to
Crystalloids - 0.9% NS ... Plasma-Lyte - Causes ... - Causes lactic ... - Can cause a NAGMA ... Update: AKI in NS
Balanced Crystalloids vs. NormalSaline - My infographic about SALT-ED and SMART trial comparing crystalloids and saline
Balanced Crystalloids ... SALT-ED - Balanced ... treatment with BC and NS ... - The use of balanced ... SALTED #SMART #Balanced
NS vs Balanced Solutions - Comparison of clinical outcomes. 
#EBM #Nephrology #Saline #Balanced #Fluids #Trials #Comparison
NS vs Balanced Solutions ... Nephrology #Saline #Balanced ... Trials #Comparison #Table
Crystalloid Fluids - Contents Comparison Table
Normal plasma
0.9% saline (a.k.a. "normal saline" or NS)
0.45% saline (a.k.a. 1/2
Contents Comparison Table ... normal saline" or NS ... saline (a.k.a. 1/2 NS ... Contents #Comparison #Table
Crystalloid Compositon - Normal Saline, Lactated Ringers, PlasmaLyte
#Pharmacology #Crystalloids #Contents #Comparison #Table #Normosol #Plasmalyte #LactatedRingers #NormalSaline
Contents #Comparison #Table ... #NormalSaline #NS
Crystalloid pH, Contents and Costs Compared
Plasma	pH 7.4
Normal Saline	pH 5.5*	
Ringer’s Lactate pH 6.5	
Plasmalyte A pH 6.5	
Coca-cola pH
Contents #Comparison #Table ... Pharmacology #Costs #NS
Drug Treatment of Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reactions
First-Line Therapy 
 - Epinephrine 
 - Oxygen 
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- IV fluids: NS ... #Pharmacology #Table
IV Fluids - Comparison Table
Fluid - pH - Osm - Na - Cl - Other
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Fluids - Comparison Table ... Normal Saline (NS ... IVF #Comparison #Table
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
PROBLEM ~80% of AKI cases ... are caused by prerenal ... isotonic fluids (NS ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... for WBCs, RBCs, casts