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VA ECMO Unloading - LV Venting
Different LV Venting Strategies work through these basic mechanisms: ↓ Preload,
Unloading - LV Venting ... Different LV Venting ... Strategies work ... Reducing ECMO Flow ... management #ecmo #treatment
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Familial renal Mg wasting ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes #Workup
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
negative if on low-gluten ... Reflects response to treatment ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... Tests #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Table
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
can be high or low ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... Primary polydipsia), Low ... differential #diagnosis #table ... #sodium #nephrology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... in >90% - Low ... • Immunologic Workup ... 60-80% - Low ... sle #comparison #table
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... in monitoring low-level ... #glomerular #testing ... #workup #diagnosis ... nephrotic #nephritic #nephrology
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
used in the ED setting ... admission for further workup ... and treatment versus ... on identifying low
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
region • Bolus slow ... disorder URGENT WORKUP ... Esophageal Dysphagia: Testing ... disorder → EGD Treatment ... gastroenterology #workup
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
reabsorption) Workup ... Elimination (see Table ... acidosis) • Low ... Slow - don’t delay ... #potassium #nephrology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Diagnosis and Treatment ... 3 questions to work ... Treatment: Treatment ... up to 3x in the setting ... #management #nephrology