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Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
For most indications ... pharmacology #treatment #medications ... #table #pharmacotherapy ... #decisionaid #cardiology ... #hematology #warfarin
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Platelet Disorders ... Differential Diagnosis and ... Workup History ... family history - Medications ... #Workup #hematology
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Renal Loses - Medications ... - Loop and ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes ... #Workup #hypomg
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Causes of Hypertension ... taken at home, work ... Hypertension Secondary Causes ... licorice • Medications ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... with previously stable ... #Hypertension #Workup ... #causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #indications
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
autoimmune conditions, medications ... Haverhill fever caused ... medications Erythema ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... differential #diagnosis #dermatology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Immunosuppressed • New medication ... deficiency Work ... for hepatitis B and ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Etiology: • Medications ... reabsorption) Workup ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... STOP offending medications
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... management #clinical #criticalcare