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Hydronephrosis Grading
Grade I - Pelviectasis 
Grade II - Caliectasis (Major Calyces)
Grade III - Caliectasis (Minor Calyces)
Grade
Hydronephrosis Grading ... IV - Cortical Thinning ... - POCUS 101 ... Hydronephrosis #Grading ... #clinical #diagnosis
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
UltraSound (VExUS) grading ... inferior vena cava (IVC ... #Score #Scale #IVC ... Congestion #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Clinical #Grading
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 
Grade 0 - IVC grade < 3, HD grade 0,
VExUS - Venous Excess ... Grade 1 - IVC grade ... Grade 2 - IVC grade ... Congestion #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Clinical #Grading
Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) - Fluid Overload and Venous Congestion Assessment
Step 1: IVC Diameter: If >2cm,
Venous Excess Ultrasound ... Assessment Step 1: IVC ... < 2cm Grade 1 ... VExUS #diagnosis #pocus ... #congestion #grading
Normal hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound tracing
1) a large antegrade waveform (negative velocity) noted during early and
Doppler Ultrasound tracing ... pressure that exceeds ... IVC pressure, thus ... Doppler #Ultrasound #tracing ... #diagnosis #pocus
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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Vision loss - Differential ... “whiting” or “graying ... Caused by decreased ... tumor, trauma, Graves ... Ocular causes -
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... portal vein and IVC ... ) estimated by gradient ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... • Cirrhosis/acute
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... Onset of diastolic ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... signs of hormonal excess ... #Differential #
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... glycol (present in IV ... Mineralocorticoid excess ... GBS, Myasthenia gravis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... that a lactate excess ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute