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Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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PRE-RENAL Impaired perfusion ... fibrosis Benign prostatic ... enlargement Prostate ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Light's Criteria for Pleural Effusions

#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Lights #Criteria #Pleural #Effusion #Differential

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Criteria for Pleural Effusions ... Criteria #Pleural #Effusion ... #Differential ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Kidney Disease - Differential ... nephropathy • Benign prostatic ... Constipation • Prostate ... Family history, ultrasound ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... ) or IV saline infusion ... #Hypertension #Differential
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Obstruction - Differential ... NOT distended on ultrasound ... Distended bladder on ultrasound ... • BPH • Prostate ... #UrinaryTract #Differential
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Malignant pleural effusion ... Malignant pericardial effusion ... Changes in Pre-Test ... dyspnea #algorithm #differential
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
liver function tests ... abnormal liver blood tests ... of liver blood tests ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... Possible small plural effusion ... Possible bilateral effusion ... #pulmonary #differential ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
consolidation and likely effusion ... But this ultrasound ... Test done: positive ... Clinical #Lung #Ultrasound
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... • Dyspnea at rest ... Malignant Pericardial Effusion ... emergencies #oncology #differential