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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Kidney Injury (AKI ... Stenosis, Abdominal Compartment ... Syndrome, Medications ... Pigment, Protein) • AIN ... #nephrology #causes
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
- Pain along ulnar ... - Don’t miss – compartment ... syndrome! ... Management: - ... Hand #Metacarpal #Diagnosis
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... : • Fracture ... Rhabdomyolysis • Compartment ... cellulitis/abscess • Compartment ... #differential #diagnosis
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
posterior interosseous nerve ... most common), compartment ... syndrome, ligamentous ... : Pain control ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... interstitial nephritis (AIN ... tract infection • Medications ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
anterior interosseous nerve ... contracture), compartment ... syndrome • ED ... Management: Pain ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
irreversible muscle and nerve ... • Diagnosis: ... - Intense pain ... days, the local pain ... #Emergencies #diagnosis
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... - Abdominal pain ... + myoglobin AKI ... #treatment #nephrology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... did not yield a diagnosis ... Cardiopulmonary disease/AMI ... Abdominal cutaneous nerve ... hernia • Rib fracture
Compartment Syndrome Pearls
A vicious cycle of increased pressure within a facial compartment leading to compression of
Compartment Syndrome ... to muscles and nerves ... constrictive • Reduce fracture ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #pathophysiology