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Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
classified into pre-renal ... , renal, and post-renal ... Renal causes of ... different anatomic components ... #Diagnosis #AKI
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
and interlobular renal ... diastolic (D) component ... Intra-renal venous ... IVC #Congestion #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Clinical
Common ultrasound abnormalities seen on kidney and urinary bladder POCUS

- Dr. Abhilash Koratala MD - NephroPOCUS
urinary bladder POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #renal #clinical
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Diarrhea • RENAL ... gas transport, renal ... Cl⁻ with other components ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Evaluation and Management of Hyperkalemia

As with hypokalemia, the immediate danger of hyperkalemia is its effect on
efforts should focus ... with underlying renal ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia
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Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Monoclonal Protein/M Component ... myeloma↑VEGF+M component ... vascular beds-renal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
prediction models only focus ... Several components ... #Diagnosis #EM #
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... laboratory or diagnostic ... deficiency - Renal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... content induces renal ... which reduces renal ... showing reduced renal ... criticalcare #management #diagnosis
Urothelial Thickening on Renal POCUS
Teenager (female) with flank pain and fever.  POCUS to evaluate for
Thickening on Renal ... POCUS Teenager ... POCUS to evaluate ... Findings/diagnosis ... #POCUS #clinical
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