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A high-resolution 7.5- 10-MHz or higher linear array ultrasound transducer is used to perform an ocular
Emergency ocular ... Able to assess for ... hemorrhage, or retinal ... detachment. ... retinal #detachment
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
someone who had retinal ... artery occlusion or detachment ... Even with macular ... risks/benefits in setting ... #Pharmacology #Table
POCUS for Ocular Ultrasound - Visual Abstract
How accurate is point-of-care ultrasound for diagnosing retinal detachment (RD),
POCUS for Ocular ... Visual Abstract How ... for diagnosing retinal ... • Retinal Detachment ... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ocular-pocus-retinal-detachment-vitreous-hemorrhage
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Mineralocorticoid excess - Renal ... type 4) - Salt wasting ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Potassium #Table ... #Classification
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Utilizing Uric Acid 
ADH promotes Urea/uric acid excretion along with water
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Uric Acid - Low ... High Uric Acid → renal ... salt wasting By ... nephrology #sodium #low
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
•
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Low intake ... oral intake Renal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Classification
Hypophosphatemia Diagnostic Algorithm
- GI Losses
- Redistribution
- 1° HPT
- 1° Renal PO4 wasting: Hereditary, TIO, Fanconi Syndrome,
Hypophosphatemia Diagnostic Algorithm ... - 1° HPT - 1° Renal ... PO4 wasting: Hereditary ... Hypophosphatemia #phosphorus #low ... #diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
diarrhea / IBD Renal ... Mg wasting syndromes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... prognosis • Nodular ... B-Cell ~90% • Low ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #differential #algorithm
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... can be high or low ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... Primary polydipsia), Low ... differential #diagnosis #table