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Clinical Signs of Pancreatic Cancer
Jaundice
Cachexia
Depression
Vomiting from duodenal obstruction
Lymphadenopathy
Palpable gallbladder (Courvoisier's sign)
Hepatomegaly (extrahepatic biliary obstruction/secondary deposits)
Scratch marks
of Pancreatic Cancer ... tumour spread to umbilicus ... via umbilical vein ... #Pancreatic #Cancer ... #Signs #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Hepatic sinusoidal obstructive ... bladder outlet obstruction ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Classification ... #Nephrology
Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
3)
Portal Hypertension Classification ... site of vascular obstruction ... due to sepsis (umbilical ... #Hypertension #Classification ... gastroenterology #diagnosis
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
- Differential Diagnosis ... NOT distended on ultrasound ... Fibrosis • Cancer ... • Prostate cancer ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... Postrenal: • Ureteral obstruction ... requires bilateral obstruction ... Kidney #Injury #Classification ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
- Differential Diagnosis ... hypoperfusion Post-Renal (Obstruction ... Constipation • Prostate cancer ... Family history, ultrasound ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pigments Tubular Obstruction ... Constipation • Prostate Cancer ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Ultrasonographics Findings and Corresponding Interventions for the Four Broad Classifications of Shock: Hypovolemic, Distributive, Cardiogenic, Obstructive

#shock
the Four Broad Classifications ... , Cardiogenic, Obstructive ... #shock #pocus #classification ... #diagnosis #ultrasound
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
- Differential Diagnosis ... artery stenosis) OBSTRUCTIVE ... fibrosis, cervical cancer ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Classification of ... renal disease, Obstructive ... Diabetes #Insipidus #Classification ... #Types #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Differential