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Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
urinalysis, labs - Management ... on UA) - Tubular ... (renal tubular ... renal biopsy - Management ... ultrasonography - Manaqement
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Distal Renal Tubular ... urine in distal tubular ... Distal #Diagnosis #Management ... #Nephrology #Causes
Major Segments of the Nephron and their Functions 
 - Glomerulus - Formation of glomerular filtrate
Proximal convoluted tubule ... - Proximal tubule ... organic acids and bases ... Distal convoluted tubule ... #Table #Pharmacology
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
Jugular Waveform ... • c wave - caused ... y descent - is caused ... #Waves #Jugular ... Waveforms #JVP #PhysicalExam
Lancisi's sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation - Physical Exam
Note the large systolic jugular venous wave caused
large systolic jugular ... venous wave caused ... Regurgitation #PhysicalExam ... Cardiology #Neck #Jugular
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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and other rarer causes ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam ... cardiology #neck #jugular
Core IM: Pearls on Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

Definition: 
 • no slam dunk criteria 
 • definition in
cytotoxic acute tubular ... (muddy brown casts ... #Diagnosis #Management
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
avoid this, he raises ... of the common fibular ... peroneal nerve, which causes ... Gait #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Lancisi’s Sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

A 60-year-old man presented with progressive dyspnea and weight gain. A
It is caused by ... backwards into the jugular ... Regurgitation #PhysicalExam ... #Video #Neck #Jugular
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Commonly caused ... peroneal nerve at fibular ... neck such as fibular ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam