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VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
and interlobular renal ... the systolic (S) component ... diastolic (D) component ... Intra-renal venous ... Congestion #Diagnosis #POCUS
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... at least 50% Renal ... Obstruction • Cast ... Sjögren) Post-Renal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Diarrhea • RENAL ... gas transport, renal ... Cl⁻ with other components ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Prescription Fish Oils
Prescription fish oils, Lovaza, and Vascepa, are commonly used for treatment of hypertriglyceridemia (TG
statins, and this is ... Lovaza is available ... and has great TG ... comes with the cost ... due to the DHA component
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... pancreatitis: eg ... Active IBID - Renal ... fallopian tube cysts ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
Infection What is ... • More likely real ... • Caveat: 2/2 is ... common for coag-neg ... BCx #Laboratory #Interpretation
Once incidentalomas are detected, appropriate management is dependent on an informed patient's wishes and the clinical
for pancreatic cysts ... means of triaging renal ... benign ovarian cysts ... Ovarian cysts with ... septa, or solid components
Pseudobladder of large Ovarian Cyst in Torsion on POCUS - Sagittal View

Young female with sudden pelvic
large Ovarian Cyst ... in Torsion on POCUS ... UCG neg. ... Is the urinary bladder ... #Torsion #POCUS
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Thromboelastography (trademarked as TEG)
 • Graphical representation of the fibrin polymerization process
 • Point-of-care anti-coagulation monitoring
trademarked as TEG ... blood products is ... routine transfusion algorithms ... Thromboelastogram #TEG ... #interpretation
Perinephric fluid on POCUS

Differential Diagnosis: Calyceal rupture due to obstruction (eg, ureteral stone, crossing vessels, compression
Perinephric fluid on POCUS ... to obstruction (eg ... cyst rupture (usually ... Perinephric #fluid #POCUS ... #ultrasound #renal
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