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Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
Running out of Analgesia ... and Sedation Medications ... management #covid19 #treatment ... #sarscov2 #criticalcare ... #coronavirus #medications
Uric Acid Homeostasis
In the liver, purines are metabolized to uric acid. The last step in purine
step in purine metabolism ... The gout drug pegloticase ... #Homeostasis #Gout ... #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #Medications
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
• Male sex • Metabolic ... syndrome • Medications ... cortical bone Treatment ... treatment; consider ... diagnosis #management #treatment
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... disease states Pathophysiology ... Conditions for Gout ... • Male sex • Metabolic ... syndrome • Medications
Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
 •
CONCENTRATION MEDICATIONS ... a contraction metabolic ... Early nephrologv ... Balance #management #criticalcare
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology ... lidocaine, +/- pre-treatment ... • Increased metabolic ... Pressure #ICP #Pathophysiology ... #neurology #neurosurgery
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Etiology: • Medications ... STOP offending medications ... for cations in gut ... measures Check out ... #potassium #nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... Drug toxicity, Metabolic ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... The metabolism of ... thiamine, and watch out ... algorithm #management #treatment ... #criticalcare #
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
resistance • Metabolic ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Pharmacology #Medications