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Core IM: Pearls on Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

Definition: 
 • no slam dunk criteria 
 • definition in
tubular necrosis Diagnosis ... brown casts) • FENa ... sensitivity —100%) #Diagnosis ... #Management #ContrastInduced
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
) Differential Diagnosis ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... Yi Feng @yfeng_MD ... obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis ... #management #pathophysiology
Fractional Excretion of Sodium - FENa
Fractional Excretion of Sodium (FENa) = (Urine Na+ x Serum Cr)
Excretion of Sodium - FENa ... Excretion of Sodium (FENa ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #FENA ... #calculation #diagnosis
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
electrolytes & FENa ... excretion of sodium (FENa ... has shown that FENa ... performance for diagnosing
Urine Electrolyte Interpretation - AKI, Hyponatremia, Hypokalemia and Non-Gap Metabolic Acidosis

#Urine #Electrolytes #Interpretation #ULytes #AKI #FENa
#ULytes #AKI #FENa ... FEUrea #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Table

 • Step 1: Correct for hyperglycemia. Corrected Na = [(glucose - 100)/
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis ... Urine Osm • Na (FeNa ... #Differential #Diagnosis
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
Plethoric Inferior Vena ... Tamponade #POCUS #Diagnosis
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
Plethoric Inferior Vena ... Tamponade #POCUS #Diagnosis
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome on Physical Exam

Prominent dilated collateral veins are seen bypassing the SVC obstruction

#SVC
Superior Vena Cava ... SVC #Superior #Vena
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... > - Anti-ENA ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis ... #Management #Summary