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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... GN: ANCA, Anti-GBM ... #nephrology #causes
Decompression Sickness - The physical examination revealed diffuse violaceous skin mottling over his trunk and arms
extent of the nausea ... lactate level, abdominal ... Clinical #Derm #EM ... #Pneumatosis #CT ... #NEJM
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Differential Diagnosis ... osmolarity If cause ... ANCA, ANA, Anti-GBM ... renal biopsy • Abdominal
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
- Differential Diagnosis ... Node, Thoracic or Abdominal ... • Infection: Acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
Stroke • Renal: Acute ... kidney injury, ... /vomiting, Abdominal ... Myocardial ischemia, Acute ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
to parenchymal injury ... stress. 60% of CP cases ... evolved from acute ... • 1st line: CT ... Manifestations: • Abdominal
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
pancreas or other abdominal ... layers of the abdominal ... indicates intra-abdominal ... suggests severe intra-abdominal ... #cullensign #em
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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Acute Iron Poisoning ... caustic mucosal injury ... - Abdominal pain ... , nausea, vomiting ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Diagnosis
RELIEF - Restrictive versus Liberal Fluid Therapy for Major Abdominal Surgery 

N Engl J Med 2018;
Therapy for Major Abdominal ... complications during major abdominal ... higher rate of acute ... kidney injury. ... IVFluids #Major #Abdominal
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... , and palpable abdominal ... de novo between aorta ... patients with acute ... • CT findings