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IV Fluids - Comparison Table
Fluid - pH - Osm - Na - Cl - Other
 •
Table Fluid - ... Normal Saline (NS ... Lactated Ringer's (LR ... #Fluids #IVF #Comparison ... #Table #pharmacology
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 ... Lactated Ringers (LR ... Crystalloid #Fluids #IVF
Drug Treatment of Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reactions
First-Line Therapy 
 - Epinephrine 
 - Oxygen 
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- Oxygen - IV ... fluids: NS or LR ... #Pharmacology #Table
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
, tourniquet / IVF ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... Elimination (see Table ... hypovolemia) - Use LR ... Bicarb<22) - avoid NS
Loop diuretic PO --> IV conversions 

Furosemide 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
diuretic PO --> IV ... Furosemide 20 mg IV ... Dose #Conversion #Table ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... : Clinical Pharmacology
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for ... Contracture Thomas' Test ... If the contralateral ... rises off the table ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical features: 
 - Weight loss, anorexia, Weakness, fatigue, GI distress
 - Hypotension,
Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm ... Clinical features ... findings (see algorithm ... cosyntropin stimulation test ... interact with stim test
Loop diuretic conversion - Equivalent Doses
Furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
Furosemide 20 mg IV ... Bumex) 1 mg PO/IV ... Doses #Conversion #Table ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... : Clinical Pharmacology
Algorithm for Suspected Penicillin Allergy in Patients Undergoing Surgery 

• Cephalosporins may be prescribed to patients
Algorithm for Suspected ... physicians use the clinical ... • If the reaction ... diagnosed as skin-test ... those who are skin-test
Penicillin Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
Mild Reaction - Itching, Minor rash
rash (mild type IV ... cephalosporin by Test ... carbapenems by Test ... there is a strong clinical ... #Prescription #algorithm