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Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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deep breathing Pulmonary ... Tachypnea: • Pulmonary ... ketoacidosis • Severe kidney ... Anxiety, fright, pain ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
• Renal: Acute kidney ... Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea, Nausea ... vomiting, Abdominal pain ... vein thrombosis, Pulmonary ... ischemia, Acute cor pulmonale
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... tubular necrosis (causes ... : sepsis, meds, ... interstitial nephritis (AIN ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... POCUS lung exam ... travel hx, home meds ... Progressive URI ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
treat underlying cause ... Pain. ... Stress, Nausea, ... Pulmonary Diseases ... , CNS Disease, Meds
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
Infection of the kidney ... barrier -> Bacteria gain ... urea which may cause ... UrinaryTractInfection #LUTI
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Acute Kidney Injury ... specific treatment • AIN ... long-term Foley • UTI ... Medications → Stop meds ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney
Urothelial Thickening on Renal POCUS
Teenager (female) with flank pain and fever.  POCUS to evaluate for
Thickening on Renal POCUS ... female) with flank pain ... POCUS to evaluate ... first febrile UTI ... on u/s in young peds
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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patients), • Chest pain ... Broncholithiasis - Infectious Causes ... Noninfectious Causes ... : • Pulmonary ... sites (such as the kidneys
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... Polyarteritis Nodosa: - Kidneys ... tract: abdominal pain ... , testes -> pain ... Kidneys -> glomerulonephritis