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Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... ventricular outflow obstruction ... Dysautonomia Obstructive ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #shock #causes
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction ... presents with acute ... Incomplete obstructions ... present with either acute ... percussion • Nausea
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
Important Causes ... Gastroenteritis, Small ... bowel obstruction ... Biliary colic, Acute ... Cholangitis, Acute
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Gastroenteritis • Small ... /Large Bowel Obstruction ... #Causes #Peds #
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Acute Kidney Injury ... treating underlying cause ... POSTRENAL: - Obstruction ... : Relief of obstruction ... appropriate) #Acute
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pigments Tubular Obstruction ... ) Post-Renal (Obstruction ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Ischemic: Small Bowel vs Large Bowel
 • Infectious: Diarrhea-Predominant
Acute Diarrhea - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Ischemic: Small ... Diarrhea-Predominant vs Nausea ... osmotic diarrhea) #Acute
Small and Large Bowel Obstruction - Differential (DISTEND HIM)

Diverticulitis 
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s, UC) 
Surgery (adhesions)
Small and Large ... Bowel Obstruction ... EMBoardBombs #Small ... #Large #Bowel #Obstruction ... #Differential #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... emergency - Small ... tubular necrosis (causes ... Postrenal: • Ureteral obstruction ... requires bilateral obstruction
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
 -
Causes of acute ... heart failure - Acute ... mechanical flow obstruction ... ) - Acute volume ... #Differential #Causes