If Not Medication, Then What?
Sickle-cell crisis
What are IV fluids?
Sodium polystyrene
What is hyperkalemia?
"I know it's silly. I know it's pointless to you. But I just can't stop tapping my fingers in order like this when I have to talk to people...it helps me focus."
What is obsessive-compulsive disorder?
BNP vs. BUN
What is CHF vs. CKD?
+ Trousseau's sign
What is hypocalcemia or hypomagnesemia?
Nephrolithiasis or renal calculi
What is lithotripsy?
Isotonic IV fluids
What is hypovolemia?
The best questions to ask when someone has had too much of a good (bad) thing
What are how, what, and when questions?
Diabetes insipidus
What is desmopressin (for life)?
Absent deep tendon reflexes
What is hypermagnesemia?
Hypomagnesemia
What is a diet rich in magnesium (leafy veg, nuts, seafood, peanut butter, whole grains)?
When your GI tract is "phospho"-rescent
What is sevelamer?
7-year old patient weight: 66 lbs
Admitted for dehydration s/p gastroenteritis
Order: Give 2/3 the maintenance rate per hour
Round to the nearest whole number.
What is 49 ml/hr?
Gradual (<12mEq/L q24hrs) return to normal levels
What are sodium imbalances?
What is neurological?
The most important thing to do when a coping patient is in crisis
What is don't leave them alone?
When there is too much magnesium
What is calcium gluconate?
The worst question to ask a patient with coping problems
What is why?
trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, ciprofloxacin, and/or metronidazole
What is bacterial gastroenteritis?
Chronic kidney disease (or congestive heart failure) is well-maintained
CKD
What is dialysis or transplant?
Calcitonin
What is hypercalcemia?
When your patient has 45% burns over their body, the serum level of this electrolyte is probably 450% of normal
What is potassium?
I say IV potassium, you say never __________
What is push it?
Increased ICP with seizures and potential death
What is severe hyponatremia?