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Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Injury: • Hepatic ... , CMV, VZV • Trauma ... intestines, white blood
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Distributive: • High ... Insufficiency, Liver ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... : • Low CO / High ... 6, CVP < 8 • Blood
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
urine • 1ml blood ... /liter urine can ... Immune mediated injury ... Malignancy • Trauma ... #renal #urine #blood
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
practices that could cause ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... : INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... psychiatric changes), high ... bypass), LFT (liver
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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phlebotomy High ... • Burns • Trauma ... /Crush injury ... • Blood transfusion ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... Algorithm Red blood ... below) • Trauma ... benign sediment (injury ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
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Causes of HyperKalemia ... K+: • Tissue injury ... glycosides • High ... dietary intake • Blood ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
either made in the liver ... or not by the liver ... albumin in the blood ... and fibrosis) High ... Infection (TB), Trauma
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Lactate > 1.5 High ... Insufficiency, Liver ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... Low CO / High ... • Hypovolemic: Blood
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
phlebotomy High ... • Burns • Trauma ... /Crush injury ... • Blood transfusion ... differential #diagnosis #causes