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Proximal SBO on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) secondary to strangulated umbilical hernia

The happiest strangulated umbilical
Point of Care Ultrasound ... to strangulated umbilical ... Proximal #SBO #Obstruction ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Hernia #Umbilical
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
tubular necrosis (causes ... : sepsis, meds, ... prolonged prerenal AKI ... requires bilateral obstruction ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
urinalysis, labs - Management ... treating underlying cause ... POSTRENAL: - Obstruction ... : Relief of obstruction ... Kidney #Injury #AKI
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... - Intestinal obstruction ... - Inguinal hernia ... Pain #Pediatrics #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Peds
Perimortem Hysterotomy Instructions

Do 4 minutes into arrest if uterus above the umbilicus

1. Manage Arrest
 • Compressions,
uterus above the umbilicus ... help: OB, ICU, Peds ... cord, baby to peds ... consider reversible causes ... Obstetrics #Emergency #management
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes ... Gastric/Duodenal Obstruction ... Small/Large Bowel Obstruction ... • Incarcerated Hernia ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Inhaled Foreign Body Management

Abdominal thrusts using the Heimlich 
manoeuvre in older children to expel an inhaled
Inhaled Foreign Body Management ... abdomen above the umbilicus ... as they may cause ... Maneuver #Choking #Peds ... Pediatrics #Airway #Obstruction
Pyloric Stenosis - Overview - Lightning Learning

Thickened pyloric muscle obstructing the passage of milk going into
pyloric muscle obstructing ... Cause is unknown ... Stenosis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Kidney Injury (AKI ... ) - Management Principles ... : • Ureteral obstruction ... Medications → Stop meds ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Abdominal Pain Causes ... Cardiopulmonary disease/AMI ... • Intestinal obstruction ... Femoral/Inguinal hernia ... • Abdominal hernia