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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 ... osmolarity If cause ... Vasculits: ANCA, ANA ... #AKI #Workup #Algorithm
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Nodule on > 2 Years Without ... Sarcoma, Colon, Kidney ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Pulmonary
AAA on POCUS 
The echo swirling suggests a very low pressure, almost venous. Pt without prior
AAA on POCUS The ... Pt without prior ... Vitals stable. ... AAA 10.6 cm. ... Aneurysm #Aorta #POCUS
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
that any given case ... implies being able ... proportion of persons without ... it has a narrow focus ... #Calculation #Table
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
myalgia, serositis, Kidney ... Workup: - ANA ... Discontinuation of causal ... Workup: - ANA ... sle #comparison #table
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
mm is needed to cause ... extremely elevated Bp without ... as: - Acute kidney ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Giant AAA on POCUS

Elderly pt with abd/back pain. Stable. Has pulsatile mass on exam spans 12
Giant AAA on POCUS ... Stable. ... answer (of course)-POCUS ... Article has case ... #Giant #POCUS #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Adequate perfusion without ... forward flow to the kidneys ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table
Intraabdominal hypertension is defined as elevated pressure without overt organ failure (table below).  Among critically
elevated pressure without ... organ failure (table ... hypertension doesn't cause ... failure, it may cause ... particularly to the kidneys
Hydronephrosis and Urinoma on Renal POCUS (Transverse)
Pt c/o RUQ pain. Has known gallstones and states feels
Urinoma on Renal POCUS ... free fluid around kidney ... urinoma in this case ... micro hematuria without ... when doing POCUS