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Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Left Upper Lobe Collapse ... causes the collapse ... or curtain and causes ... the LLL apical segment ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Cl/urea/protein/Cr ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Differential
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... Hypokalemia #diagnosis #Algorithm ... differential #potassium #nephrology
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
in fact this is caused ... lower lobe, which causes ... the superior segment ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Lateral #LUL #Lobar #Collapse
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
for aggressive treatment ... epilepticus which may cause ... epilepticus may cause ... #Management #Neurology ... Refractory #Seizures #Algorithm
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment ... Algorithm for Convulsive ... for reversible cause ... #Algorithm #Management ... #Neurology #Pharmacology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... ) • AKI: BUN/Cr ... Treatment of underlying ... Diagnosis #Management #causes ... #treatment #nephrology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment ... Algorithm for Convulsive ... for reversible cause ... #Algorithm #Convulsive ... #management #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... involve any body segment ... Escorial criteria uses ... diagnosis column Treatment ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Total atelectasis
The chest x-ray shows total atelectasis of the right lung due to mucus plugging.
Notice the
chest film after treatment ... A common cause of ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Total #Lung #Collapse