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Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
Adrenal hematoma ... Diagnosis/differential ... hematoma/hemorrhage ... Labeled Schematic ... #hematoma #hemorrhage
Perinephric fluid on POCUS

Differential Diagnosis: Calyceal rupture due to obstruction (eg, ureteral stone, crossing vessels, compression
Differential Diagnosis ... from trauma, renal ... pyelonephritis, & renal ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #renal #kidney
Traumatic Perisplenic Retroperitoneal Hematoma on POCUS

Young male with fall from 20 feet.  Soft vitals, LUQ/flank
No free fluid seen ... Perisplenic diagnosis ... /hemorrhage with ... position of the left kidney ... Labeled Schematic
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
cerebrospinal fluid ... Subarachnoid hemorrhage ... of polycystic kidney ... with or without trauma ... differential #emergency #diagnosis
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Renal resistance ... Advanced renal insufficiency ... End-stage renal ... Acute oliguric kidney ... Adrenal hemorrhage
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
muscle, liver, and kidney ... 94 and 84% Renal ... : • Renal infarction ... meningitis • Cerebral hemorrhage ... Demand ischemia • Trauma
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Recent history of trauma ... malignancy (Especially acute ... Bleeding (64%) • Renal ... Acral cyanosis • Hemorrhagic ... #Coagulation #diagnosis
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal ... , and left renal ... retained contrast in renal ... obstruction at left renal ... Peripelvic #Cyst #Renal