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Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Classification ... causes: sepsis, meds ... #Kidney #Injury ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Acute Kidney Injury ... cyclophosphamide) #Acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Classification ... #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - RIFLE and AKIN Criteria for Diagnosis and Classification of AKI
 • AKIN
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Classification ... #Kidney #Injury ... #Classification ... #nephrology
Argyll Robertson Pupil
Definition:
 - Irregular and small (1-2mm) pupil
 - Light-near dissociation (accommodation remains intact)
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bilateral - Abscent pupillary ... Robertson #Pupil #neurology ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #physicalexam
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
Relative Afferent Pupillary ... very sensitive diagnostic ... afferent pathway injury ... #Defect #Neurology ... Pupils #MacrusGunn #PhysicalExam
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
unilateral; • Slow pupillary ... females Differential Diagnosis ... Anisocoria - same pupillary ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Gastrointestinal infection Injury ... Accidental* Other: • Acute ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Repetitive strain injury ... Trauma • Crush injury ... Immobilization) • Acute ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Pupillary Hippus

The pupillary hippus is defined as a continuous oscillation of the pupillary diameter in the
Pupillary Hippus ... the clue for the diagnosis ... clinical #video #neurology ... #ophthalmology ... #physicalexam
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... Traumatic brain injury ... headache: - Acute ... #ophthalmology ... #Neurology