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Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Differential ... Diuretics if heart failure ... treating underlying cause ... #Injury #AKI #Differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #criticalcare ... algorithm #treatment #management
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
or spinal cord injury ... vascular → RV failure ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare # ... differential
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
-> multiorgan failure ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential # ... causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
-> multiorgan failure ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential # ... causes #classification
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
forward flow to the kidneys ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Septic Emboli Cause ... Injury By: • Early ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
exclude other causes ... Treatment: - Acute kidney ... injury with serum ... - Multiorgan failure ... or shock Eligible
Leptospirosis - Post-exposure Prophylaxis
Why do we give prophylaxis against Leptospirosis?
To prevent WEIL'S SYNDROME
 - Severe icteric
, 5-10% of all cases ... jaundice 3) acute kidney ... injury - Classic ... die of septic shock ... #prophylaxis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
⚠️ Cardiogenic shock ... , selenium) Differential ... Rule out other causes ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology