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Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... Hyperuricemia • Hyponatremia ... UA positive for blood
Urine Microscopy - Urinary Sediment Examination Instructions
Preparation of the urine for microscopic examination:
 • Clean catch
presence of protein, blood ... esterase • Fill conical ... up by cells or casts ... or multi-well slides ... and condenser focus
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
removal from the blood ... excretion (e.g., urine ... of lactate as a clinical ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... output - Acute pulmonary
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
flank pain, dark urine ... Causes purpura & ... Citrate in RBCs binds ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... for Three Common Causes ... begin packed red blood ... pressure (PEEP) for pulmonary ... responsiveness, and/or urine
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... passage • Arterial blood ... gas (ABC) analysis ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
flank pain, dark urine ... Causes purpura & ... Citrate in RBCs binds ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... pattern, irregular lines ... • Pneumonia: blood ... ILD #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... with presence of pulmonary ... edema (“B-lines ... the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)

Here's the bedside Echo of an 8-week-old boy who presented to
Total Anomalous Pulmonary ... (This causes ↑ strain ... Venous #Return #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Clinical ... #A4C