Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach •
Emergency Management ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... Monitor K+ and Blood ... Monitor serum K+ and blood ... #management #algorithm
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Poor Intake - Starvation - Anorexia GI Losses - Vomiting / NG
Hypokalemia - Differential ... type 4) - Salt wasting ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
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
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Algorithm Before ... from other causes ... losses: • High Blood ... • Low/Normal Blood ... #diagnosis #Algorithm
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures - Did they receive antibiotics prior
) Has Negative Blood ... therapy - Number one cause ... -> Serological Testing ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm
Vasopressors Table Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Cardiac Output, Blood ... Resistance, Main Uses ... Pharmacology #Effect #Management ... #Comparison #Inotropes
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
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Crossmatch - involves testing ... Causes purpura & ... Hypocalcemia, Hyperkalemia ... false negatives on testing ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Blood Transfusion Reactions Immune Mediated: • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... Hypocalcemia, Hyperkalemia ... false negatives on testing ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Fluid Tolerance Testing ... cardiac output causes ... Responsiveness #Tolerance #testing ... #criticalcare #comparison ... #challenges #management
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