A Week in Review: April 9th - 14th
Sun, 04/15/2018 - 10:30pm
Monday: Back to Basics - Hypercalcemia
Presentation: malaise, weakness, altered mental status, nausea vomiting
Diagnosis: Total Ca > 10.5
Treatment: Fluid Resusitation, Furosemide, steroids, bisphosphonates
Tuesday: Advanced Practice - Pitfalls in Thyroid Storm
Remember thyroid storm is clinical diagnosis, don't have to wait for TSH
Search for the trigger
Consider antibiotics early
Wednesday: What's the Diagnosis
Friday: Critical Care - The Adrenal Trial
A great rerview of the recent ADRENAL trial in NEJM reviewing corticosteroids in septic shock.
No difference in mortality at 90 days