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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs ... cardiac imaging #Acute
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Specific for critical ... week of becoming acute ... without chest pain ... Serial EKGS in pts are ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis
Symptoms and signs of Leptospirosis
Acute phase:
 - Fever and headache
 - Conjunctival suffusion, jaundice, and photophobia
Symptoms and signs ... Leptospirosis Acute ... Stomach bleeding - Kidney ... #diagnosis #phases ... #immune #acute
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
anaerobic metabolism Diagnosis ... - Abdominal pain ... gastrointestinal distress and acute ... kidney injury are ... presentation - Clinical
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
Pathogenesis and clinical ... tendon ruptures are ... warriors") • Acute ... squeeze test) - Pain ... TendonRupture #diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... : weight gain, lung ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... effusions). 1/5 pts w/ acute
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... forward flow to the kidneys ... Cardiac cath if acute ... #algorithm #management ... #pharmacology
This 24M presented with acute onset CP/SOB, hypoxia, HR 150s. What's the diagnosis? Treatment options? Hint:
presented with acute ... What's the diagnosis ... Hint: this is a rare ... with McConnell's sign ... #Clinical #POCUS
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... by serositis • Acute ... Positive Carnett's sign ... incisional hernias: clinical ... #differential #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... and progressive Acute ... rarely preceded by acute ... Löfgren syndrome: ACUTE ... #Management #Signs