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Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
Drugs Causing Acute ... case reports giving ... Class IV: Weakest ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Drugs
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... Trial isotonic fluids ... (NS or LR) • ... you confirmed diagnosis ... LorinskyMD #AKI #Acute
Types of Anion Gap Acidosis - AGAPS KIL U - Mnemonic
Ketoacidosis: Alcoholic Ketoacidosis, Starvation Ketoacidosis, Starvation
Acidosis - From Short ... Gut or IV Lorazepam ... other organic acids ... AGAPSKILU #mnemonic #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... Diagnosis: Causes ... glycol (present in IV
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Renal failure (acute ... Distal (classic) ... Calcineurin inhibitors IV ... Metabolic #Acidosis #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
positive in 90% of IE cases ... Culture (+): Acute ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Diagnosis: • Rheumatic
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... positive in 90% of IE cases ... Culture Positive: • Acute ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... #Endocarditis #Differential
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
blood loss or acute ... Initiation of IV ... • Iron, folic acid ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis