5 results
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Refeeding Syndrome ... Overview What ... from hormonal and metabolic ... History of excessive alcohol ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Methanol
Solvent found in cleaning and printing solutions, adhesives, stains, paint removers,
antifreeze agent in
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... 1-2 mL/kg - Metabolite ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Toxicology #Methanol ... #Ingestion #ALiEM
Propofol-Related Infusion Syndrome (PRIS)

Diagnosis is based on a constellation of clinical suspicion and biochemical signs including:
Propofol-Related Infusion Syndrome ... Hyperlactatemia • Metabolic ... PRIS #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pharmacology # ... Toxicity #Toxicology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... (PRES) Overview ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Drug toxicity, Metabolic ... #diagnosis #management
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
Overview What ... hypomagnesemia • Metabolic ... Hypochloremic metabolic ... diagnosis #nephrology #management ... #pathophysiology