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Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... AEIOU ) or anuria ... urgent nephrology evaluation ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic ... 14.5% suggests wide ... High in acute blood ... of substrate (e.g ... #Workup #Hematology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... Approach (when evaluation ... An acute rise or ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... #Hypertension #Workup
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
condition with a wide ... are excellent at evaluating ... ECG is vital while ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... and pernicious anemia ... Clinical Manifestations ... antagonist muscles) • Wide ... antibody that works
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
the Journal of Clinical ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... reasoning during clinical ... evaluations. ... blood loss or acute