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Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
- Differential Diagnosis ... Volume depletion - Diagnosis ... - Vascular - Diaqnosis ... treating underlying cause ... of obstruction (catheterization
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
- Differential Diagnosis ... → Diagnostic of ... and SMA - Can cause ... • Traumatic catheterization ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... and Causes Clinical ... Cardiac MRI, Cardiac Catheterization ... Cardiomyopathy #Diagnosis ... #Causes #differential
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... cardiac surgery, catheterization ... Rheumatic fever #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... - Right heart catheterization ... for definitive diagnosis ... Diagnostic criteria ... - Mechanism: causes
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... Cardiac surgery/catheterization ... Aortic #Dissection #diagnosis
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Causes include: ... Pulmonary-Artery Catheterization ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Intrahepatic Gas
Non-Iatrogenic:
 • Biliary: Emphysematous cholecystitis, Ascending cholangitis, Enteric-biliary fistula, Biliary-bronchopleural fistula, Congenital incompetent
Causes of Intrahepatic ... Umbilical vein catheterisation ... #Air #Portal #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations ... #Right #Heart #Catheterization ... #RHC #diagnosis
Urinary Retention and Incontinence - Management Algorithm for Catheterization

#Foley #Catheterization #Urinary #Retention #Incontinence #Management #Algorithm #Urology
Algorithm for Catheterization ... #Foley #Catheterization