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Hypermagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism
Renal Failure 
Excessive Mg Administration 
 - Massive PO intake
Mechanism Renal Failure ... Hypermagnesemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #High ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Causes #Management
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... : High altitude ... to neurologic injury ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
percent PVCs/day • High ... Diagnosis: • PAC ... beats) • Heart failure ... tachyarrhythmias High-risk ... #diagnosis #differential
Freiberg Infraction - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Sclerosis of the 2nd MT head with flattening of
Case description ... 1st MT, hallux valgus ... , and high-heels ... Differential diagnosis ... Plantar plate injury
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
And BMP Normal Values ... 0.8 Normal + High ... 0.8-2.0 Pure High ... Diagnosis: Causes ... of High Anion Gap
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
phlebotomy High ... • Trauma/Crush injury ... insufficiency/Failure ... #diagnosis #causes ... #potassium #high
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... to bolus these values ... liver or renal injury ... #Diagnosis #causes
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
phlebotomy High ... • Trauma/Crush injury ... insufficiency/Failure ... #diagnosis #causes ... #potassium #high
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
So high index of ... embolism +++, Heart failure ... left-sided heart valves ... in up to 30% of cases ... #table
Myositis Ossificans in vastus intermedius on POCUS after trauma - Transverse View

Young male with MMA injury
male with MMA injury ... to ant/med rt thigh ... What is diagnosis ... Myositis #Ossificans #thigh ... POCUS #muscle #msk