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when to use hypertonic saline
with patients with severe hyponatremia and symptoms (seizures/coma)
regular narrow complex tachycardia
SVT
treatment for hemodynamically unstable SVT
synchronized cardioversion
use for antiarrhythmics (amiodarone/procainamide)
wide complex tachycardia
medical treatment for SVT
adenosine
when to do unsynchronized cardioversion
pulseless cardiac arrest with shockable rhythm
treatment of SIADH
demeclocycline, blocks AADH
MOA of tolvaptan
V2 vasopressin receptor antagonist
test for lactose intolerance
hydrogen breath test
MEN1
- parathyroid adenoma
- pituitary
- pancreas/gastric (ZE syndrome)
treatment for frostbite
warm water rewarming
triad of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis
fever, hemoptysis, and pleuritic chest pain
CT in invasive pulmonary aspergillosis
nodules with surrounding ground glass opacities
treatment for aspergillosis
vorconizole + echinocandin
haptoglobin
binds to free hemoglobin in blood, is lower in hemolytic disorders