Drug challenges
author 1, author 2 January 01, 2025 #tests #drugs# CHFe
O2, UO
Likely precipitant(s): diet, med, CAD, arrhythmia, infection, PE, AKI, substance
This is a very long line to demonstrate that the block should have wrap around text and should not just get cut off hopefully.
Ix:
trop, ECG, BNP, metabolic profile, TSH, Cr, liver panel
CXR
?cath
Mx:
NP vs BiPAP
IV Lasix
I&O, upright, salt/fluid restrict
GDMT when out of CHFe
Summary:
WIP
pearls
- when doing a drug challenge you need to tailor the time you wait based on the timing of the reaction; for example, don't wait only 1 hour for a drug reaction history that took 3 hours to occur