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Causes of hypovolemic hyponatremia
- Diuretics, mineralocorticoid deficiency (no aldosterone to reabsorb salt/water), ACE inhibitors (affects RAAS)
What are institutional bylaws
Institutional rules that provide further qualifications/restrictions on role of healthcare staff (beyond national guidelines)
What are MRTs and function
Team assembled to deal with emergency situations (like RRT or institutional disasters
Inverse relationship of K+ and pH
- Increase of pH by 0.1 = decrease in K+ by 0.6
Inverse relationship of Ca and pH
- Acidemia increases ical, alkalemia decreases ical (alkalosis increases protein binding, which decreases ical
Hypercalcemia drug tx
- Calcitonin or NS with loop diuretics
Stocking glove syndrome/paresthesia is a sign of
- Respiratory alkalosis
Normal anion gap metabolic acidosis causes
- Renal tubular acidosis, diarrhea, DKA recovery
Tx of metabolic alkalosis if IVF tx is contraindicated
- Acetazolamide
VonWillebrand tx
- DDAVP
ITP drug tx
- High dose corticosteroids to elevate blood count, IVgamma globulin (preferred over steroids in HIV), maybe plt TF
Ddx ITP from SLE? (both have thrombocytopenia)
- bone marrow aspiration
Mainstay tx of COPD
- inhaled ipratropium bromide (Atrovent)
Sx of sarcoidosis and drug tx
- Velcro rales, nonproductive cough
- Corticosteroids
Heparin gtt rate for PE (and coumadin)
- 80u/kg bolus then 18u/kg/hour for PTT 1.5-2 x normal, bridge coumadin to INR 2-3
CXR findings for viral pneumonia
- Bilateral interstitial infiltrates
Iodine uptake in graves vs subacute thyroiditis
- Graves: high ; subacute thyroiditis: low
Hyperthyroid drugs
- Methimazole/tapazole and PTU
Med to avoid in thyroid storm
- ASA
Skin symptoms in addisons
- Hyperpigmentation in knuckles, diffuse tanning and freckles
Causes of SIADH
- SAH, small cell lung cancer
Drug cause of DI
- Lithium
Urine assay in pheochromocytoma
- Catecholamines, metanephrines (>2.2), VMA (>5.5), and creatinine
Clotting in SLE – what lab?
- Antiphospholipid antibodies (hypercoagulable)
Tx for giant cell arteritis
- Prednisone
May thurner syndrome
- Compression of L common iliac vein by overlying R common iliac artery ->DVT
Pericarditis EKG changes
- STE in all leads and PR segment depression
Pericarditis drug tx
- NSAIDs, corticosteroids only if NSAIDs fail
Dxs with night sweats in adults
- Menopause, TB, HIV/AIDs, leukemia, endocarditis
Osler nodes
- Red nodules in distal phalanges, endocarditis