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Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... a.k.a. hepatorenal syndrome ... prolonged prerenal AKI ... tract infection • Medications
Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective Total Hip
Perioperative Management ... Antirheumatic Medication ... with Rheumatic Diseases ... Biologics • JAKi ... #rheumatology #medications
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Kidney Injury (AKI ... ) - Management Principles ... • Hepatorenal syndrome ... the underlying disease ... Foley catheter • Medications
Secondary causes of Hypertension
 • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI,
Hypertension • Medications ... Anti VEGF agents, TKI ... Primary Renal Disease ... causes: Thyroid disease ... , Geller syndrome
Indications for ERCP
1. Biliary Tract Diseases:
 • Biliary obstruction: Choledocholithiasis, Malignant biliary strictures, Benign biliary strictures
Indications for ... Biliary Tract Diseases ... pancreatitis), SOD, Sump syndrome ... papilla #ERCP #Indications ... #management #gastroenterology
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
corn syrup) • Medications ... Microscopic colitis • Medications ... : • Celiac disease ... Tropical sprue • Medications ... #inflammatory #classification
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Diagnosis and Management ... Activation: Liver disease ... , Kidney Disease ... Transfusions - Medications ... - DiGeorge Syndrome
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
licorice • Medications ... - CKD, AKI, Glomerulonephritis ... • Renovascular disease ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... or disease)
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Irritable bowel syndrome ... Medications 7. ... Systemic disease ... Malabsorption syndromes ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
treat infectious diseases ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #Indications