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Acute Kidney Injury - RIFLE and AKIN Criteria for Diagnosis and Classification of AKI
 • AKIN
- Increase in SCr ... or increase in SCr ... - Increase in SCr ... - Increase in SCr ... Classification #nephrology
Cardiac Auscultation Maneuvers for Murmurs
Maneuvers result in INCREASED murmur:
 • Inspiration - Right-sided
 • Valsalva -
• Valsalva - HCM ... Squat to stand - HCM ... Leg elevation - HCM ... • Handgrip - HCM ... Murmurs #Cardiac #cardiology
Internal Jugular Vein Anatomy on JVP Examination
Where can I find the IJ?
- Look where SCM attaches
- Look where SCM ... lays on top of SCM ... is Medial to IJ/SCM
Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
• Increase in SCr ... • Increase in SCr ... or increase in SCr ... m2 • Stable SCr ... #Definitions #nephrology
Dysmorphic Red Blood Cells on Electron Microscopy
This eyeSCANdy image shows dysmorphic red blood cells from the
ElectronMicroscopy #SEM ... pathology #hematology #nephrology
Jugular Venous Pressure Measurement
Examiner places the patient in a reclined position and puts the base of
Positive: JVP > 3cm ... sustained JVP > 4cm
S1Q3T3 on ECG - Pulmonary Embolism Until Proven Otherwise

- Sam Ghali, M.D.
@EM_RESUS

#S1Q3T3 #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram #Cardiology
Otherwise - Sam ... Electrocardiogram #Cardiology
Aortic Measurements on Echocardiography
Aortic annulus 1.4-2.6 cm
Sinus of Valsalva 2.1-3.5 cm
Sinotubular junction 1.7-3.4 cm
Ascending Aorta 2.1-3.4
annulus 1.4-2.6 cm ... Valsalva 2.1-3.5 cm ... junction 1.7-3.4 cm ... Aorta 2.1-3.4 cm ... echocardiogram #diagnosis #Cardiology
Neck Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Inflammatory:
 • Viral (reactive): EBV, HIV
 • Bacterial: Staph/Strep, Tularemia, Brucella
• Metastatic: SCC ... Lipoma, Cyst BCM
Differential diagnosis for toxic/metabolic encephalopathies - Patterns on Brain Imaging

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
patterns #MRI #Neurology ... pathology #diseases #radiology