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Tips for Anaphylaxis Management

6/5/2023

Tips for Anaphylaxis Management
https://youtu.be/bitvPTdlsW0

Tips for Anaphylaxis Management:

Up to 40% of patients with anaphylaxis have no identifiable trigger.
Diagnosis of anaphylaxis include acute onset of illness involving two or more of the following systems: skin or mucosa, respiratory, cardiovascular, or gastrointestinal.

The first-line treatment for anaphylaxis is Epinephrine injected intramuscularly into the anterolateral thigh. If the patient remains hypotensive after two doses of intramuscular epinephrine, IV epinephrine or vasopressin may be considered as a second agent.

Tips for DKA Management

6/4/2023

Tips for DKA Management
https://youtu.be/-2g1UjPVvoU

Tips for DKA Treatment:

Prompt initiation of IV fluids to correct dehydration and electrolyte imbalances.
Bicarbonate therapy is no longer recommended, unless the pH is less than 6.9.
If plasma glucose is less than 200 but bicarbonate and pH are not normalized, insulin infusion must be continued and dextrose-containing fluids should be administered.

DKA: diabetic ketoacidosis.

Shock treatment

2/4/2023

Treatment options to be considered in the management of shock.

Always keep in mind of these 7 commonly missed diagnoses:
1. Aortic dissection
2. Spinal epidural abscess
3. Necrotizing fasciitis
4. Pulmonary embolism
5. Posterior circulation stroke
6. ACS (STEMI/NSTEMI/UA)
7. Appendicitis

The misleading knee pains

11/7/2022

Please do not forget that, injuries to the hip can present as knee pain:
1. Slipped capito-femoral epiphysis (SCFE), in pediatric patients.
2. Femoral neck fracture, in elderly population.

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Tips for Anaphylaxis Management

Tips for DKA Management

Shock treatment

7 commonly missed diagnoses

The misleading knee pains

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Author
Twitter: @jackcfchong
[email protected]