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REBEL Review 4 & 5: Paralytic & Vasopressor Dosing 

Paralytic Agents:
 - Succinylcholine (Depolarizing Agent)
Review 4 & 5: Paralytic ... Vasopressor Dosing Paralytic ... #vasopressors #paralytics ... resuscitation #table
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis - Impaired Excretion vs Redistribution

Impaired Urinary Excretion 
 - Renal failure
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Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table
Therapeutic Hypothermia - Rewarming Checklist

Paralysis and sedation should be maintained until core temperature is 35 C
Rewarming Checklist Paralysis ... Discontinue paralytics ... #CriticalCare #Management
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... Low #Potassium #Table
Train of Four monitoring is commonly used by anesthesiologists to determine the adequacy of paralytic agents
the adequacy of paralytic ... #clinical #management
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
Diagnosis and Management ... present as periodic paralysis ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #Management
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
bowel dysfunction paralysis ... Abscess #diagnosis #management
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Pathophysiology ICH Management ... goal O2 >95%), paralysis ... #neurosurgery #management
Orofacial Granulomatosis - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Idiopathic OFG: isolated swelling of the lips, BX+ non-caseating granuloma
Melkersson-Rosenthal
Diagnosis and Management ... tongue + facial paralysis ... Granulomatosis #Diagnosis #Management
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
Summary of meta-analysis ... Guideline for the Management ... summarised in Tables ... and 5.4 #EBM #Management ... Effectiveness #Table