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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Solid tumors • Secondary ... malignancies Treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Classification ... #Nephrology
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
fractures: Don't cause ... spinal deformity or neurologic ... Classification ... Cauda equina Treatment ... #Orthopedics #diagnosis
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... Non-inflammatory Causes ... and treatment can ... example, IIH • Migraine ... #Syndromes #neurology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... and Differential Diagnosis ... evaluation should be ... or acute kidney injury ... Neurologic disorders
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
liver or renal injury ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... gluconeogenesis Liver Injury ... #typeb #classification
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
rule out other causes ... of neurologic/cognitive ... Polyethylene glycol can be ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification ... #treatment #hepatology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
part should not be ... Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... after an acute injury ... the fascia, with secondary ... • Diagnosis:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
CNS inflammatory cause ... prevent corneal injury ... patch alone may be ... #Management #Treatment ... #Neurology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... , rhabdo/crush injury ... only if no clear cause ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis ... #potassium #nephrology
Primary Dermatological Lesions
Primary lesions are physical changes in the skin considered to be caused directly by
caused directly ... cutaneous larva migrans ... associated with secondary ... following acute injury ... nettle sting #Diagnosis