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Acute Pancreatitis vs Chronic Pancreatitis
Causes
Signs & Symptoms
Lipase
Imaging
Diagnosis
Treatment
Complications

SCVMC Internal Medicine @SCVMCMed

#Acute #Chronic #Pancreatitis #comparison #diagnosis #table
Chronic Pancreatitis Causes ... Lipase Imaging Diagnosis ... Complications SCVMC Internal ... Pancreatitis #comparison #diagnosis ... #table
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hypomagnesemia Internal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Low #Potassium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
distinguishing between causes ... absent Jacobi Internal ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
repolarization causes ... in conduction causes ... prolonged PR and QT intervals ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia ... #Progression #Table
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... diuresis SCVMC Internal ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Causes of Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis
Inherited
 • Membrane
 • Internal
    - Hemoglobin
Causes of Hemolytic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Membrane • Internal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #hematology
Causes of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Environmental:
 • Toxin (organic solvents, mercury, lead)
 •
Causes of Recurrent ... - Differential Diagnosis ... age • Maternal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Pitting Edema:
  ↑ Hydrostatic - Too Much Fluid
Causes of Edema ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pressure • Internal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes
Internal Jugular Vein Rouleaux Flow on POCUS

Amazing video of a dilated IJV showing Rouleaux flow. Whenever
Internal Jugular ... significantly, it causes ... echogenic as in this case ... for underlying cause ... Rouleaux #Flow #Internal
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... depress, ↑PR ↑QRS intervals ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis