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Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... What to ask/look ... - TTE/liver fxn? ... - BMP, cap, CBC ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... of H+) - Need to ... the anion gap ... secretion • AKI ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
An Algorithm for ... active seizures is algorithmic ... and bag-valve mask ... algorithm below ... The focus is on
Undifferentiated shock - Algorithm for the Evaluation of Hypotension. This process for the evaluation of hypotension
Undifferentiated shock - Algorithm ... algorithm traverses ... checkpoints that may ... Hypotension #Evaluation #POCUS ... #EKG #Algorithm
Algorithm for the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency (AI). The standard cosyntropin stimulation test (CST) may be
Algorithm for the ... insufficiency (AI ... stimulation test (CST) may ... The CST may be unreliable ... StimulationTest #Algorithm
Tethered Retinal Detachment on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Retinal detachments are tethered at optic nerve and
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... detached including at the ... macula (aka Mac-off ... Tethered #Clinical #POCUS
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Electrical Injury in the ... immediate, prior to ... ED arrival MSK ... Skin - Burns, may ... Management #Emergency #Algorithm
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
aka Hudson's Mask ... loose fitting & may ... a small valve to ... The venturi valves ... each is sized to
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
Starvation Ketosis (SK ... may, therefore, ... is why patients may ... In both SK and AK ... #differential #algorithm
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
of brain death too ... early may lead ... to the patient ... should focus on ... BrainDeath #Dead #Algorithm