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Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... cardiorenal syndrome) • Liver ... tubular necrosis (causes ... prolonged prerenal AKI ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
) What to ask ... - TTE/liver fxn? ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
sensitive) • AKI ... , AKD, rapidly progressive ... triad (<10%): fever ... sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... AIN #Algorithm #nephrology
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
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
Fig. 8.  Surface marking to guide needle insertion. In the paramedian sagittal (PS) oblique view,
(L3–L4 in this case ... to obtain the transverse ... space at that level ... PainManagement #POCUS ... #Parasagittal #Transverse
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
Syndrome on Neck POCUS ... IJ Thrombosis - Transverse ... Male with high fever ... Lemierre's Syndrome case ... Thrombosis #RIJ #Neck #POCUS
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Trauma and Spine Classification ... capsule DENIS CLASSIFICATION ... MINOR INJURIES • Transverse ... fractures: Don't cause ... spinal deformity or neurologic
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
dengue severity classification ... Nausea/ vomiting ... and no apparent focus ... Liver enlargement ... #severity #classification
Bladder Irrigation on POCUS (Transverse View)

Irrigation is being performed for retention caused by hematuria

Dr. Meghan Herbst
Irrigation on POCUS ... (Transverse View ... for retention caused ... #Transverse #clinical ... #ultrasound #urology