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Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
to Acute Kidney Injury ... Nephrotoxins (NSAlDs, contrast ... - Recent hypo/hypertension ... Atheroemboli — 1% ... #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Workup and Differential ... should be done): 1. ... is defined as the ... or acute kidney injury ... #Differential #
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) ... hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... • Radiologic contrast ... Traumatic brain injury ... #Hyperthermia #Differential
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic ... lung disease Caused ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... disease - Portal hypertension
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
What do you see ... and pulmonary hypertension ... 1. ... Early transit of ... clinical #pocus #a4c
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... of trauma • Intrinsic ... sensation usually 1 ... Intramedullary tumor - Hyperextension ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... sweat Heat Injury ... → Syncope • Signs ... Multi-system illness: 1. ... #diagnosis #causes
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... than males (4:1) ... - Traumatic injury ... headache #redflags #signs ... #symptoms #differential
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
Handlebar Traumatic Injury ... sent to CT abd w/contrast ... in over 80% of cases ... retroperitoneal) 1. ... pattern on your differential
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
contribute to falls. 1. ... - Orthostatic hypotension ... positive Romberg sign ... instability (e.g., post-injury ... Falls #Diagnosis #Differential