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Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
calcineurin inhibitors (e.g ... Sympathomimetics (e.g ... anticholinergic effects (e.g ... #Acute #Kidney ... #differential #
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... Acute myocardial ... • Classic EKG ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis #ekg
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI ... - Differential ... vasoconstriction (e.g ... e.g. ... ) • Drugs (e.g
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
cardiogenic shock (eg ... , acute valvular ... #NormalValues #Differential ... #Table #Chambers ... PCWP #Pressures #SVR
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
depression in aVR ... depression in aVR ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... diagnosis #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential ... risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... kidney injury). ... hypertension (eg
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... ECG is vital while ... forward flow to the kidneys ... #diagnosis #differential ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Pleuritic chest pain ... lat decubitus - air ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary ... Impairment: • Acute ... dystrophies Work ... electromyographic (EMG
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
Acute onset, Hypoxemia ... < 90% on room air ... edema on imaging (eg ... not to be the main ... TRALI l, and b Stable