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Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
- Classification ... cardiorenal syndrome) • Liver ... tubular necrosis (causes ... Kidney #Injury #Classification ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Hepatitis B Virus Serology and Interpretation
HBsAg - Anti-HBs - Anti-HBc - HBeAg - Anti-HBe
 - Acute
- Anti-HBe - Acute ... state (low HBV DNA level ... (high HBV DNA level ... (about 10% of cases ... ) - Acute hepatitis
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse ... Neuromuscular #Weakness #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... AKI) What to ask ... - TTE/liver fxn? ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... back pain at/near level ... defined sensory level ... • Infectious causes ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... function below injury level ... weakness and #Acute ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach to Acute ... triad (<10%): fever ... sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... MatthewHoMD #Acute ... AIN #Algorithm #nephrology
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
dengue severity classification ... Nausea/ vomiting ... transmission, with acute ... and no apparent focus ... #severity #classification
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... heart failure, Liver ... Inflammatory conditions: Acute ... , Cholangitis, Acute ... Diagnosis #radiology #POCUS
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
• Rheumatic Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever ... Acute Onset ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes