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An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
the Management ... Seizures The management ... Patients should ... The focus is on ... #Management #Emergency
Instructions on how to perform the swinging light test to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect.

http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/01/05/cmaj.140685

Normal
room, bright pen ... Both pupils should ... room, bright pen ... Both pupils should ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Post-abortion Hemorrhage Management Algorithm
Cervical laceration
 → Direct pressure, silver nitrate for small laceration
 → Repair with
Post-abortion Hemorrhage Management ... Algorithm Cervical ... Fundal massage, Begin ... Laparoscopy and Repair Clinical ... #Algorithm #obstetrics
Hyperkalemia management algorithm 2023-2024 based on UKKA and KDIGO guidelines.

#hyperkalemia #electrolytes #algorithm #emergency #management

Notes:

(1) Up to
Hyperkalemia management ... algorithm 2023- ... #emergency #management ... doesn't mean it should ... pay attention to clinical
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
tract, the aortic root ... and left atrium should ... of the aortic root ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... EM #Radiology #POCUS
Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

** EDIT - SEE UPDATED ALGORITHM HERE:
https://www.grepmed.com/images/4060/phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit

-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit ... into meaningful clinical ... fails to achieve clinical ... phenobarbital should ... #Management #Alcohol
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Can begin in arms ... : Due to nerve root ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
ill patient that should ... encourage critical ... can occur with benign ... hepatology #liver #pocus ... #clinical #air
Once incidentalomas are detected, appropriate management is dependent on an informed patient's wishes and the clinical
detected, appropriate management ... wishes and the clinical ... incidentalomas should ... surgery. • Benign ... or probably benign
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Algorithm Source ... infections, whose clinical ... blood cultures should ... blood cultures should ... #Management #BloodCultures