#Hypokalemia

Mark B. Pochapin, MD

MarkPochapin

After a 4-day tour of duty here are some pearls:#COVIDPearl 1: PE and thrombosis are common. Have a low threshold to treat with full dose Lovenox when Ddimers are markedly

Tony Breu

tony_breu

1/Why do we administer potassium to a goal of ≥4.0 mEq/L?As an intern, potassium (oral or IV) was likely my most common order. How did this become a key part

Chandra Pasma

ChandraPasma

Update Day 55: This has been a tough week for us. My husband had a relapse of his symptoms, Kid 3's cough got worse, and I've been having some weird

Tania Melnyczuk

ekverstania

OK, I am going to start a thread here with some research writings and medical commentaries, working towards a proposed dietary and supplement regime for ensuring better outcomes in COVID-19

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kfgibran

I think i saw somewhere in the thread somebody’s asking,Kenapa patient DM on regular insulin (basal/bolus) tak jadi hypoK?Jawapan dia, sebab different route of administration. HypoK is commonly associated with

Eric Weinhandl

eric_weinhandl

There is an interesting story hiding in the intersection of:1. IDEAL2. FHN Nocturnal3. STARRT-AKI#nephrology #dialysis 1/ Consider baseline kidney function.IDEAL: mean eGFR = 10 mL/minFHN Nocturnal: 52% of patients still

SIR RFS

SIRRFS

A brief introduction to Adrenal Vein Sampling, the gold standard for diagnosing & lateralizing primary aldosteronism (PA) #irad Authors: Kale Davidson (@Kale_Davidson_) & Vikrant Bhatnagar, DO (@IRVikBhatnagar)Reviewer: Eric K. Hoff

Tim Skellett

Gurdur

1/ New thread! From the previous thread (https://twitter.com/Gurdur/status/1302348677223153670). Now the tricky, tricky question of ACE inhibitors (ACEi), used mostly in treatment of high blood pressure and congestive heart failure; are

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awokenmoonchild

In honor of NJ trying to expand abortion rights, I thought I would share some facts. This has nothing to do with #prochoice or #prolife , just facts to consider.

Juan Carlos Q Velez

VelezNephHepato

1/x Pt w/dialysis-dependent AKI arrives from LTAC w/severe acute hypernatremia (166). High GI output is deemed possibly causative. H/o pancreatic/duodenal fístula and PEG. Loss of hypotonic fluids and limited access

Emma Peel 💙🗽🌊🐋♻️

MsEmmaPeele

So this happened yesterday. I went to my doc as I am meant to get regular bloodwork for chronic hypokalemia. The doc (whom I know well and talk about sciency

claire_arlotto

claire_arlotto

DKA isn't the only hyperglycemic emergency in peds patients.Check out this peer review https://tinyurl.com/y5ldx5bh & follow this thread exploring the patho, clinical recognition, & mgmt of #HHS #EmoryACPNP2020 @brownam130

Emily Thies

ejthies15

Dear @GovPritzker, 1/1 I’m on day 5 of symptoms of #COVID19. My doctors called one of the top hospitals in Chicago to get approval for me to get tested today

Gretchen Winter, MD 🌼

gretchemaben

At the request of several people, here is a thread on acute liver failure and decompensated cirrhosis in the ICU. Disclaimer: This is a broad overview of some key issues,

Travis Smith, D.O.

RosenelliEM

Time for some #SpacedRepetition: @CPSolvers May 27th Day 57: http://bit.ly/36z9FFE Chat recap of the #ClinicalPearls #VirtualMorningReport w/ @sargsyanz @StephVSherman Shoutout to @JoshMedPeds & @FZghyer @DxRxEdu @rabihmgeha Learni

Keiko

keikoinboston

1. The comedy of errors continues. I -think- I’m about to head to the hospital for a level 3 cpet. Got a voicemail from the hospital about my COVID-19 test