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Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
is desirable, e.g ... obstruction - Able ... causes of flank ... MRI - Limited value ... causes of obstruction
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute ... Inflammatory disease • Infection ... POST-RENAL Urinary calculi ... Urethral stricture/valves ... /phimosis #Diagnosis
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... - Differential Diagnosis ... OBSTRUCTIVE • Urinary calculi ... • Toxins • Infection ... #nephrology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Differentiating NBTE from Infective ... left-sided heart valves ... in up to 30% of cases ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... #table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... with previously stable ... values. 3. ... heart failure, neurologic ... Neurologic disorders
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Infarction - Infection ... (e.g., poliovirus ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... or sed rate): Value ... vasculitis vs infection ... GCA, but normal values ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
C" (common for causes ... aneurysm) • Infection ... : • SAH (Thunderclap ... Primary #Secondary #Comparison ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... GFR<15 - ↓ Effective ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table