Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation ... Cardiology #Effusion #Echocardiogram
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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI ... Diagnosis Baseline ... inflammatory markers β€’ Cardio-renal ... CK-MB, NT-proBNP, cardiac ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... concerning for cardiac ... pericardial #effusion #tamponade ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
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General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
General approach to AKI ... FENa) could help differentiate ... performance for diagnosing ... AcuteKidneyInjury #Nephrology ... #CriticalCare
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 β€’ Hypovolemia
 β€’ Congestion
 β€’ Medications
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Kidney Injury (AKI ... ) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Kidney #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 β€’ Tissue injury
 β€’ Hemolysis
 β€’ Rhabdomyolysis
 β€’
HyperKalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Increased ... Elimination: β€’ AKI ... blockers - MCW Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Causes
β€œH’s & T’sβ€œ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
reversible causes of Cardiac ... Hyperkalemia, Hypothermia Tamponade ... (Cardiac), Toxins ... #HsTs #acls #differential ... #diagnosis #arrest
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
kidney injury (AKI ... AKI is classified ... #Diagnosis #AKI ... Kidney #Injury #Differential ... Causes #Sites #Nephrology
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 β€’ MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Classification and Differential ... Diagnosis SHOCK ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Tamponade Hypovolemic ... #criticalcare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 β€’ Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... tamponade, Vascular ... #Diagnosis #table ... #comparison #criticalcare