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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... investigations depending on clinical ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
diuretic use in acute ... (B) Treatment algorithm ... ultrafiltration; UO, urine ... Diuretic #Diuresis #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... nonconvulsive status epilepticus ... Treatment: ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Syndrome - Summary Acute ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... variants: (1) acute ... #neurology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... Clinical DX: - ... aspiration and acute ... immunosuppressants - Meds ... diagnosis #management #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Photophobia • Nausea ... • Common clinical ... Symptoms: • Acute ... or urine culture ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Syndrome (GBS) Acute ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... transplantation CLINICAL ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... specific therapy, the clinician
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... May have typical HF ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment