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Classifying Hyponatremia by symptoms No symptoms – Patients with hyponatremia are frequently asymptomatic, especially if the hyponatremia is chronic and of mild or moderate severity (ie, serum sodium >120 meq/L). However, such patients may have subclinical...
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Reference Ther Umsch. 2004 Sep;61(9):583-7. [Serum concentration of uric acid, a diagnostic ‘must’ in patients with hyponatremia]. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15493121
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Diuretics especially thiazides, cause renal sodium loss because loop diuretics decrease the tonicity of the medullary interstitium and impair urine concentrating ability.
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Definition of Hypotension and By Systolic Blood Pressure For Age Term neonate (0 to 28 days) : < 60 mm Hg Infants (1 to 12 months) < 70 Children 1 to 10 years (5th percentile for BP) < 70 + ( 2 x age in years) Children > 10 years (are like adults) <90...
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Oral Antibiotics for Mastitis MSSA Coverage Amoxicillin/clavulanate (Augmentin), 875 mg twice daily Cephalexin (Keflex), 500 mg four times daily Dicloxacillin 500 mg four times daily MRSA Coverage Clindamycin 300 mg four times daily Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole...
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A) Anything that causes inadequate milk removal from the breast leading to local milk stasis increases the risk of mastitis. >Infant related factors -Things that cause the baby to suck poorly, e.g. –Cleft lip or cleft palate. –Short frenulum in baby...
