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Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
urgent nephrology evaluation ... volume, Urinary obstruction ... azotemia or postrenal obstruction ... to assess for obstruction ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
A quick way to consider causes of PEA arrest (or severe hypotension) is to consider: Volume
way to consider causes ... Volume - Pump - Obstruction ... of obstruction ... #Differential #Evaluation ... #Algorithm
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... ventricular outflow obstruction ... Dysautonomia Obstructive ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #shock #causes
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... with complete obstruction ... percussion • Nausea ... ) #bowel #obstruction
Causes of Enuresis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Nocturnal Enuresis (Urinary Control Never Achieved)
 • Delayed Maturation
Causes of Enuresis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sleep Disorders (Obstructive ... Insipidus, Urethral Obstruction ... #Causes #Peds #
Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation and ... of Sickle Cell Crises ... Clinical Manifestations ... Manifestations #Workup
An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
spectrum, based on clinical ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Evaluation ... #Protocol #Algorithm ... #Cardiogenic #Obstructive
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
syndrome as a cause ... out lymphatic obstruction ... peritoneum, lymphatic obstruction ... ascites #diagnosis #workup ... #algorithm #differential
A primer on the causes, evaluation and management of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Patients. 
Obstructive:
primer on the causes ... , evaluation and ... Obstructive: • ... MINOCA - MI in non-obstructive
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Acute biliary obstruction ... Intrahepatic • Obstructive ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Acute #algorithm