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Pulsatile AAA on Abdominal Exam

A 66-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of abdominal bloating and
Pulsatile AAA on Abdominal ... month history of abdominal ... mass, which CT ... Pulsatile #AAA #Abdominal ... #NJEM #vascular
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... Intra-Renal: • Vascular ... GN: ANCA, Anti-GBM ... #nephrology #causes
Decompression Sickness - The physical examination revealed diffuse violaceous skin mottling over his trunk and arms
lactate level, abdominal ... #Clinical #Derm ... #EM #Radiology # ... #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 ... investigations depending on clinical ... ANCA, ANA, Anti-GBM ... renal biopsy • Abdominal
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... inflammatory lung injury ... increased pulmonary vascular ... be detected on CT ... Summary #CheatSheet #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 ... • 1st line: CT ... sensitivity) Clinical ... 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
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... , and palpable abdominal ... patients with acute ... • CT findings
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... Elevated CK Levels Acute ... (COVID19, CMV/EBV ... renal injury, Strenuous ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... kidney injury). ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Causes: • Vascular ... Coarctation of aorta