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Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
Drugs Causing Acute ... in which there was ... 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
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... Diagnosis: Causes ... glycol (present in IV ... D D-lactate (short
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis, Examination and Management

Uterotonic Medications (after delivery of the placenta):
 • Oxytocin
Diagnosis, Examination ... 20 IU in 500 mL IV ... fluids at 250 mL ... /hr • RAPID IV ... not be effective as
Types of Anion Gap Acidosis - AGAPS KIL U - Mnemonic
Ketoacidosis: Alcoholic Ketoacidosis, Starvation Ketoacidosis, Starvation
Types of Anion Gap ... Acidosis - From Short ... Gut or IV Lorazepam ... AGAPSKILU #mnemonic #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
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
Causes of Pseudocellulitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Cellulitis Mimics

Cellulitis: Deep skin and subcutaneous fat infection

Pseudo
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... syndrome • Gout • Acute ... Compartment syndrome • IV ... Pseudocellulitis #Differential
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
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Floaters - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Acute-onset ... : • Black spots ... the vision • Spots
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Elevation - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... weeks following an acute ... "pinched off" as ... #diagnosis #cardiology