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Varicocele: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Primary:
 - Anatomically: the left spermatic vein drains into the left renal
Varicocele: Pathogenesis ... retroperitoneal masses ... pampiniform plexus and scrotal ... ache and scrotal ... Signs #Symptoms #Urology
Yale Case of the Week - Left Sided Varicocele with Valsalva

- Yale EM Ultrasound
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#POCUS #ScrotalUS #Scrotum
Yale Case of the ... Week - Left Sided Varicocele ... @Yale_EUS #POCUS ... #ScrotalUS #Scrotum ... #Varicocele
Yale Case of the Week Answer: Left Sided Varicocele with Valsalva

- Yale EM Ultrasound
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#POCUS #ScrotalUS #Scrotum
Yale Case of the ... Answer: Left Sided Varicocele ... @Yale_EUS #POCUS ... #ScrotalUS #Scrotum ... #Varicocele #Doppler
Causes of Scrotal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Sudden Onset
 • Testicular Torsion
 • Torsion
Causes of Scrotal ... Non-germ cell Varicocele ... ScrotalMass #Testicular #Urology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Varicocele during Valsalva on Scrotal POCUS
This is a scan over the left testicle. The patient is
Valsalva on Scrotal ... POCUS This is ... #Valsalva #Scrotal ... #POCUS #clinical ... ultrasound #testicular #urology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Defining the cause ... measuring urinary K ... loss • Renal K ... #nephrology #potassium
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 •
Causes of HyperKalemia ... extracellular K+ ... acute iatrogenic K+ ... blockers - MCW Nephrology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
with IV potassium(K) ... wasting from other causes ... A urine K/Cr ratio ... suggests extra-renal causes ... differential #potassium #nephrology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- Urine Na/K/ ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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• Digoxin • K ... colonic necrosis • K ... K supplement 3 ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... potassium #high #nephrology