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

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Kidney Injury ( AKI ... PRE-RENAL Impaired perfusion ... fibrosis Benign prostatic ... enlargement Prostate
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
with Pericardial Effusion ... sided pericardial effusion ... #pericardial #effusion ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Consolidations, Pleural effusion ... Large pleural effusion ... localized pleural effusion ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... Ultrasound #Comparison #Table
Lung ultrasound pathology in a COVID-19 positive patient
 - Few B-lines (vertical white lines)
 - Confluent
Small Tiny Pleural Effusions ... viamdinh #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Coronavirus #Table
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
deficiency, Post-AKI ... Renal Losses (AKI ... , Post-AKI diuresis ... with poor renal perfusion ... differential #diagnosis #table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
declines > ALT) • AKI ... + myoglobin AKI ... decreased renal perfusion ... per day until stable
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS

Stable vitals, mild shortness of breath, h/o metastatic breast CA, with obvious
Malignant Pericardial Effusion ... on POCUS Stable ... , with obvious effusion ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Pericardial Consistency Comparison on POCUS - Blood, Fat, Pus and Serous

Unclotted blood remains anechoic around clotted
Comparison on POCUS ... Serous effusion ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... Comparison #Fluid #POCUS ... #Table #Echocardiogram
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
diuretics, Saline infusion ... , RTA Type IV, AI ... Elimination (see Table
RV wall perforation from pacer wire on POCUS

Patient with severe chest pain since last night. SC
pacer wire on POCUS ... no pericardial effusion ... Vitals stable. ... PPM #Pacemaker #POCUS ... clinical #s4c #effusion