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 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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(~6 hours post-ingestion ... Abdominal pain, nausea ... coagulopathy, renal ... ) - Massive hepatic ... leads to acute hepatic
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
of the portal, hepatic ... and interlobular renal ... Hepatic Doppler ... Intra-renal venous ... Score #Scale #IVC #Congestion
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Manifestations Causes ... Diuretic use - Renal ... - AV shunt, renal ... liver failure: Hepatic ... congestion due
Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) - Fluid Overload and Venous Congestion Assessment
Step 1: IVC Diameter: If >2cm,
Venous Excess Ultrasound ... Overload and Venous Congestion ... step 2 Step 2: Hepatic ... Doppler Step 4: Renal ... #VenousExcess #Ultrasound
Hepatic Metastases on POCUS 
Patient with history of colon cancer presents with right flank pain. Focused
Hepatic Metastases ... Focused renal u/ ... Note hepatic masses ... RJonesSonoEM #Hepatic ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Hepatic Metastases on POCUS 
Patient with history of colon cancer presents with right flank pain. Focused
Hepatic Metastases ... Focused renal u/ ... Note hepatic masses ... RJonesSonoEM #Hepatic ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Congestive heart ... Drug-associated: heparin ... low-molecular-weight heparin ... Classification #Causes