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Causes of Hypermagnesemia
Increased magnesium load
 - Magnesium-containing laxatives, antacids, or enemas
 - Treatment of pre-edampsia/eclampsia (mothers
Causes of Hypermagnesemia ... Increased magnesium load ... Rhabdomyolysis Increased renal ... Hypermagnesemia #Causes
Lateral Canthotomy / Cantholysis - Procedure Instructions

The orbit is a relatively closed compartment and an acute
orbital volume can lead ... The most common cause ... Retrobulbar #Hemorrhage #Ophthalmology
Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Urine Output > 3L /day
Water Diuresis (Urine Osm <100 mOsm/kg)
 • Primary
Dl • Chronic Renal ... Exogenous solute load ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Thalassemia • Lead ... Renal Disease, Liver ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... hydronephrosis • renal ... Psychological - Lead ... Pain #Pediatrics #Causes
Cardiorenal Syndrome (CRS) Types
 • Type 1 - Acute CRS: Alteration of renal perfusion is the
Alteration of renal ... - Chronic CRS: Renal ... toxicity and VAD ... induced renal effects ... shifts may be in cause
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
URT inflammation causes ... severe swelling causes ... severe swelling causes ... muscle spasms lead ... peds #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Intestinal Ascariasis on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Ultrasound of tubular structure with echogenic walls in dilated
Point of Care Ultrasound ... (POCUS) Ultrasound ... the bowel can lead ... obstruction (as in this case ... Intestinal #Ascariasis #Ultrasound
Visual Guide to AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT) - Pathophysiology
 - Dual AV nodal physiology is
Tachycardia (AVNRT) - Pathophysiology ... - In most case ... pseudo-s' wave in lead ... pseudo-r' wave in lead ... Tachycardia #AVNRT #Pathophysiology
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
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shift • Saline Causes ... high chloride load ... filtration - Renal ... blood flow and renal ... • Saline May Cause