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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Kidney Injury (AKI ... ) - Differential ... Neurogenic bladder • Bilateral ... Kidney #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
Diseases: Amyotrophic Lateral ... Alzheimer's Disease, Bilateral ... Pseudobulbar #Affect #neurology ... #differential #
On a lateral image of CXR effusion of > 75 ml could be visible- where there
On a lateral image ... of CXR effusion ... PleuralEffusion #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Clinical ... #Radiology #Lateral
Pupils: Localization in Coma
 • Small, Reactive pupils: Metabolic coma.
 • Unilateral Fixed, dilated pupil :
Unilateral Fixed ... • Bilateral, Large ... • Bilateral, midposition ... Localization #Coma #Neurology ... #differential #
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Enlargement #Differential ... #Unilateral #Bilateral
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Facial Weakness - Differential ... Peripheral lesion - Bilateral ... nerve palsy) - Unilateral ... Facial #Weakness #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
0.0015 mSv 1/14th CXRs ... chest 0.02 mSv 1 CXRs ... Anteroposterior and lateral ... scan 6.2 mSv 310 CXRs ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay
Garland Triad on Chest X-Ray in Sarcoidosis 
aka Pawnbroker's Sign - Right paratracheal and bilateral hilar
in Sarcoidosis aka ... paratracheal and bilateral ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Pericardial Lipoma on Chest XRay and CT

Dr. Jacobo Kirsch @kirschj

#Pericardial #Lipoma #ChestCT #ChestXRay #CXR #Lateral #CXR
Lipoma #ChestCT #ChestXRay ... #CXR #Lateral # ... CXR #clinical
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Hypertension - Differential ... Nephritic syndrome • AKI ... Liddle's syndrome • Bilateral ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology ... #Differential #