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ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
- Mnemonic and Differential ... A - Abdominal ... C - Collapsed inferior ... bowel loop O - Obstructive ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Ultrasound
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Injury (AKI) - Differential ... Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... Post-Renal: • Obstruction ... Kidney #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid Appearance and Color - Differential Diagnosis
 • Cloudy: Peritonitis, Intraperitoneal disease (appendicitis, cholecystitis,
Appearance and Color - Differential ... triglycerides, Lymphatic obstruction ... , Trauma, Abdominal ... Appearance #Color #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Trunk Local Nerve Block

 - Thoracic Paravertebral
 - Erector Spinae
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Surgery - Serratus Anterior ... - Transversus Abdominis ... Plane #Management ... Blocks #POCUS #Ultrasound
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Kidney Disease - Differential ... hypoperfusion Post-Renal (Obstruction ... Family history, ultrasound ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Algorithm and Differential ... blood count with differential ... hypovolaemia and obstruction ... renal biopsy • Abdominal ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
See Dermatomes Abdominal ... Muscles Abdominal ... Reflex L2 Anterior ... NerveRoots #Levels #differential ... #diagnosis #Neurology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Arrhythmia • Obstructive ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Shock #Differential ... algorithm #treatment #management
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
urinary tract outlet obstruction ... Abdominal or flank ... consider KUB or abdominal ... ultrasound as initial ... also important Management
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
moving toward the anterior ... perforation and obstruction ... to look for the abdominal ... the peritoneum anteriorly ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound