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Flowchart to interpreting pleural fluid analysis using Light's criteria and based on the British Thoracic Society
interpreting pleural fluid ... analysis using ... #pleuralfluid #analysis ... lights #criteria #algorithm
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
Management of Pediatric Kidney ... send for stone analysis ... persistent severe pain, Obstruction ... patients - High Fluid ... : Liver and/or kidney
Decision tree of FALLS-protocol (Fluid Administration Limited by Lung Sonography). Lung Ultrasound in the hemodynamic assessment
FALLS-protocol (Fluid ... sequentially rule out obstructive ... FALLS #protocol #algorithm ... CriticalCare #Shock #Fluids ... #POCUS
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Approach to Acute Kidney ... Is there a dialysis ... volume, Urinary obstruction ... Trial isotonic fluids ... to assess for obstruction
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Management: Fluid ... POSTRENAL: - Obstruction ... Manaqement: Relief of obstruction ... appropriate) #Acute #Kidney
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Visualized on POCUS ... peristalsis • +free fluid ... #Small #Bowel #Obstruction ... #Jejunum #SBO #POCUS
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Insufficient Bulk/Fluid ... Anatomic: • Bowel Obstruction ... • Pseudo-obstruction ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Post-Renal: • Obstruction ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... nephrology #causes #algorithm
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute Kidney ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute Kidney Injury ... Pigments Tubular Obstruction ... ) Post-Renal (Obstruction
Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid Appearance and Color - Differential Diagnosis
 • Cloudy: Peritonitis, Intraperitoneal disease (appendicitis, cholecystitis,
Peritoneal Dialysis ... Fluid Appearance ... triglycerides, Lymphatic obstruction ... #Peritoneal #Dialysis