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Indications for Albumin for Management of Cirrhosis
 • Large volume paracentesis (>5 liter) - 8g per
for Albumin for Management ... of Cirrhosis ... ascites removed • Acute ... kidney injury ( ... #Cirrhosis #treatment
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Differential ... appropriate) #Acute ... #Kidney #Injury ... #AKI #Differential
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Outpatient Hypertension Management ... Hypertensive Urgency/Emergency ... Hemorrhage • Acute ... Kidney Injury ... #Hypertension #Management
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... those with CLD (± cirrhosis ... Circulation Failure Kidney ... Drug-Induced Liver Injury ... Liver #Failure #Cirrhosis
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
Possible Hypertensive Emergency ... patients who have acute ... , such as: - Acute ... kidney injury ( ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential ... hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... cardiac muscle, kidneys ... #hepatitis #differential
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... cardiac muscle, RBC, Kidney ... Cardiac muscle, Kidneys ... trimester placenta, kidneys ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... of polycystic kidney ... - Traumatic injury ... signs #symptoms #differential ... #emergency #diagnosis
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
or spinal cord injury ... insufficiency, acute ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare # ... differential
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 ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare