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Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
urinalysis, labs - Management ... heart failure INTRINSIC ... renal biopsy - Management ... treating underlying cause ... ultrasonography - Manaqement
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Diagnosis and Management ... the absence of intrinsic ... lung disease Caused ... SpO2 > 88% • Management ... syndrome #diagnosis #management
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... absorption 2/2 ab to intrinsic ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management
Hemolysis Classification - Intrinsic and Extrinsic Causes

Commentary: Another way to think of immune hemolysis would be
Classification - Intrinsic ... and Extrinsic Causes ... autoimmune (most of the causes ... Classification #Intrinsic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
are caused by prerenal ... . 5) CONSIDER INTRINSIC ... CAUSES Assess ... for WBCs, RBCs, casts ... protein. - 80% of intrinsic
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework 
Pre-Renal
Post-Renal
Intrinsic Renal:
 • Tubules (ATN)
 • Glomerular:
Causes of Acute ... Pre-Renal Post-Renal Intrinsic ... #KidneyInjury #Causes
Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Causes of Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
 • Neuromuscular causes: CVA/CNS tumor/ALS, Parkinson's,
and Esophageal Causes ... Neuromuscular causes ... • Structural causes ... : - Intrinsic ... : - Intrinsic
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
Pulmonary Embolism with IVC Thrombus In Transit

A patient presents with chest pain. Which of the following
IVC Thrombus In Transit ... IVC #Thrombus #InTransit
Black and Bloody Stools - Melena and Hematochezia
Melena - Refers to passage of black, tarry (sticky
or duodenum and transit ... commonly, when transit ... result from other causes ... hemorrhage may also cause ... #Differential #Causes