Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
- Hypokalemia ... Familial renal Mg wasting ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes ... #Workup #hypomg
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 β€’ Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... and Screening Testing ... (correction of hypokalemia ... #Screening #Workup ... #table
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (β‰₯ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the ... cardioversion Stable ... of reversible causes ... #Tachycardia #Algorithm ... #morphology #cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 β€’ Everyone who can exercise should!
 β€’ They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... β€’ They must be able ... production to cause ... Cardiac #Stress #Testing ... #cardiology #management
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❢ Call for
equipment. ❽ Discuss management ... interventional radiology ... point of care testing ... β€’ Use lab testing ... #Workup
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 β€’ Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
β€’ Immunologic Workup ... Discontinuation of causal ... β€’ Immunologic Workup ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based algorithm ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... : Hypovolemia, Hypervolemia ... differential #diagnosis #table
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Guidelines for Crises ... Consider known drug causes ... myocardial infarction, hyperkalaemia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup #Cardiology
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 β†’ start cefepime Β± vancomycin (if
full infectious work-up ... days β†’ add fungal work-up ... Treat underlying cause ... for possible stenting ... plasmapheresis Hypercalcemia
HFpEF and CAD Management Algorithm
1. Consider revascularization based on current guidelines for CAD and HFpEF*
2. Statins:
HFpEF and CAD Management ... Algorithm 1. ... perform exercise testing ... fluid status (hypervolemia ... #Algorithm #cardiology