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Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
to Acute Kidney Injury ... you confirmed diagnosis ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
but important causes ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... special stains (e.g ... ribosomal RNA PCR ... - PCR for
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Allergic reaction / anaphylaxis ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Traumatic brain injury ... #Anesthesiology ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
arrest, start CPR ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
, rhabdo/crush injury ... , RTA Type IV, AI ... reabsorption) Workup ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... only if no clear cause