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Robotic lung transplant - Intraoperative View

If you were wondering how a 4L donor lung can possibly
Robotic lung transplant ... were wondering how ... chest can do a lot ... Robotic lung transplant ... @LALungTx #Robotic
Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
Assessment (bloody diarrhea ... UC > non-bloody diarrhea ... CAMs (curcumin, probiotic
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... testing negative and diarrhea ... Empiric therapy with probiotic ... malabsorption #Diarrhea
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Normal Acid-Base: Low ... Gl tract loss (Diarrhea ... Ureterosigmoidoscopy • HTN, Low ... causes #potassium #low
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift:
 • Alkalosis
 • ↑ beta-2 adrenergic simulation 
 • Erythropoiesis
losses (NG suction, diarrhea ... vomiting) • Low ... Algorithm #nephrology #low
Bladder Air secondary to Colovesical Fistula on POCUS

40's male with fever, low abd pain, cloudy urine/bubbles.
Air secondary to Colovesical ... male with fever, low ... diverticular abscess/colovesical ... RJonesSonoEM #Colovesical
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
to nonocclusive low ... flow states • ... tenderness, bloody diarrhea
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Distributive Shock - Low ... Vomiting • Diarrhea
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Malabsorption, Chronic diarrhea ... • Normal or Low ... - Normal or Low
Hypokalemia on EKG 

Patient presenting with severe weakness.  Patient had GI bug with vomiting/diarrhea.
with vomiting/diarrhea ... 1.7 along with low