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Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Gross hematuria + clots ... Immune mediated injury ... hematuria • Signs ... thrombosis • Renal ... artery embolism
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... injury), Coags ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... increased DLCO after ... Goodpasture's cause
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Traumatic brain injury ... : The shift of fluid ... nervous system injury ... insufficiency shortly after ... rates of pleural fluid
Plankton Sign on POCUS
Complex pleural effusion after CABG - plankton sign 
Plankton sign + , swirling
POCUS Complex ... pleural effusion ... after CABG - plankton ... clots - highly suggestive ... #pulmonary #effusion
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
injury in the production ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... treatments include fluid ... output - Acute pulmonary ... gluconeogenesis Liver Injury
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... Most Common Causes ... Nasal polyps and signs ... presence of air-fluid ... • Pulmonary artery
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
But diffusion of ... patient has good renal ... Treating DKA: 1) +++ fluids ... hours to a day after ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
lower risk of renal ... Pulmonary Artery ... cardiac output causes ... • PULMONARY A ... precede other signs
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
and renal abnormalities ... purpura: Strong sign ... Superficial temporal artery ... Cerebrospinal fluid ... tract, and often causes
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... This post will focus ... improved to 90% after ... Pulmonary Contusion ... Most commonly caused