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Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
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Causes of HyperKalemia ... K+: • Tissue injury ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... glycosides • High ... acute iatrogenic
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... #Kidney #Injury ... #causes #algorithm
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
of Electrical Injury ... voltage Cardiac ... compartment syndrome ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #Management ... #Emergency #Algorithm
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... UNa > 20: • Acute ... renal failure Hypervolemia ... , Cirrhosis, Cardiac ... #Causes #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... syndrome: troponin ... imaging #Acute ... #Kidney #Injury
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Algorithm for patients ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... This is not for acute ... coronary syndrome ... Stable #Angina #ChestPain
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Anomaly • Cardiac ... Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Gastrointestinal infection Injury ... Accidental* Other: • Acute ... Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
KDIGO Treatment algorithm for management of acute hyperkalemia in the emergency department
 • Place on cardiac
of acute hyperkalemia ... department • Place on cardiac ... #management #algorithm ... treatment #potassium #high ... #nephrology #KDIGO
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... #criticalcare #algorithm ... #treatment #management
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
immature blasts and high ... - ACS, AKI, acute ... Spontaneous if high ... hydration - Hyperkalemia ... TLS #diagnosis #management