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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
approximates an ABG ... and ~5 mmHg to pCO2 ... final step is to assess ... Ketoacidosis, Renal ... GI loss of H+, Renal
Complex Hydronephrosis on Renal POCUS

Look beyond the RUSH exam - normal echo/flat IVC/no abd FF/no AAA....
Hydronephrosis on Renal ... POCUS Look beyond ... echo/flat IVC/no abd ... AAA.... but left kidney ... #Renal #Ultrasound
Renal Abscess on POCUS
Left flank pain. On ABX Day 5 for pyelo. She has hx of
Renal Abscess on ... POCUS Left flank ... On ABX Day 5 for ... #Abscess #kidney ... #POCUS #clinical
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute Kidney ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute Kidney Injury ... at least 50% Renal ... Drugs (NSAlDs, Abx
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... OTCs, herbals, abx ... protein/Cr - Renal ... - 45% - Pre-renal ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Causes of Cystic Renal ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... of infection - Renal ... Carcinoma - Abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Emphysematous Pyelonephritis on POCUS

If hydronephrosis on POCUS is anechoic, then what is in the renal pelvis
Pyelonephritis on POCUS ... what is in the renal ... filling a dilated renal ... Pt received abx ... Clinical #Ultrasound #Kidney
Pyonephrosis with large renal calculus on POCUS
Acute left flank pain with nausea and vomiting. What's the
Pyonephrosis with large renal ... calculus on POCUS ... Pyonephrosis from large renal ... infected urine and IV abx ... hydronephrosis #kidney
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal ... hydronephrosis/stone/abscess ... worsen despite abx ... considered some kind of abscess ... #POCUS #kidney
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... assessment - assess ... - Hypoxemia (PaO2 ... deficiency - Renal ... lactate production Renal