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Tumor Lysis Syndrome - Workup and Management

Initial workup: BMP, Serum uric acid, LDH, Urine output, Consider
Lysis Syndrome - Workup ... Management Initial workup ... uric acid, LDH, Urine ... of the above Treatment
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
IMPROVEMENT If the urine ... etiologies due to ATN ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... leukocytes in urine ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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oxidative iniury Treatment ... hour with goal urine ... hyperkalemia or ATN ... Summary #causes #treatment
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
failure, esp in work-up ... miss MDR bugs) MEDS ... overdose of home meds ... history Initial Work-up ... CPK, HIV, EtOH, Urine
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Weakness - Dark urine ... oxidative injury Treatment ... Treatment of underlying ... hour with goal urine ... hyperkalemia or ATN
Pediatric Fever Without a Source - 3 months to 3 years - Additional Workup Beyond Urine
years - Additional Workup ... Beyond Urine Studies ... Diagnosis #Management #Peds ... #EM #Workup #Algorithm
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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trend response to treatment ... genitourinary system • Urine ... Coccidioides #Diagnosis #workup
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... Anti-GBM antibody • Urine ... : UA, Urine protein ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Diagnosis and Treatment ... 3 questions to work ... Measure urine osmolality ... Treatment: Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #Treatment