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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... SCVMCMed #AKI #Acute ... #Kidney #Injury ... nephrology #causes #algorithm
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... obstruction, HELLP Syndrome ... #Injury #Differential ... #algorithm #hepatology
Indications for Albumin for Management of Cirrhosis
 • Large volume paracentesis (>5 liter) - 8g per
Albumin for Management ... ascites removed • Acute ... kidney injury ( ... • Hepatorenal syndrome ... #Management #Cirrhosis
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... ) • Liver failure ... tract infection • Medications ... #Kidney #Injury
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Liver Injury: ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... Liver Injury:
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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injury. ... , acute carpal tunnel ... syndrome, soft ... ) • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Injury (DILI) - ... Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... duration), Several medications ... dechallenge • Acute ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Management ... • Hepatorenal syndrome ... Treat underlying liver ... #Kidney #Injury
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... Traumatic brain injury ... Hypoxia, Uremia, Liver
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Outpatient Hypertension Management ... Algorithm Monotherapy ... Coronary Syndrome ... Injury • Pre-Eclampsia ... #Algorithm #PrimaryCare