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Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
AKI) What to ask ... uric acid (rhabdo/TLS ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... Findings: • ↑AST/ALT ... infiltration) Differential ... obgyn #diagnosis #management ... #pathophysiology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Motor Nerves: ALS ... Weakness #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... B symptoms not as ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Classification #pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #NonHodgkin #differential
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology ... ICH Management ... reduces ICP (but also ... #neurology #neurosurgery ... #management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Lateral Sclerosis (ALS ... lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... Hypotension • AMS ... Hypochloremia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Chloride
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Headaches #diagnosis #differential ... primary #secondary #management ... #neurology
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
Starvation Ketosis (SK ... But we also have ... In both SK and AK ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... (for secondary APS ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management