Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 β€’ Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... : β€’ Obstruction ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology #causes
Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid Appearance and Color - Differential Diagnosis
 β€’ Cloudy: Peritonitis, Intraperitoneal disease (appendicitis, cholecystitis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... (pancreatitis, renal ... triglycerides, Lymphatic obstruction ... , Trauma, Abdominal ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
and Differential Diagnosis ... hypovolaemia and obstruction ... investigations depending on clinical ... biopsy β€’ Abdominal ... #nephrology #causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 β€’ Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... ultrasound, Tests ... ; MRA; abdominal ... β€’ Obstructive ... Screening #Workup #table
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 β€’ Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 β€’ Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
urinary tract outlet obstruction ... immune compromise Clinical ... Abdominal or flank ... consider KUB or abdominal ... ultrasound as initial
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
formulas are shown in Table ... unless a patient's renal ... seen in acute renal ... estimate GFR in many clinical ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
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Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

A patient came into our ED with abdominal pain... within 5
Small Bowel Obstruction ... into our ED with abdominal ... hitting the door a diagnosis ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical
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Urothelial Thickening on Renal POCUS
Teenager (female) with flank pain and fever.  POCUS to evaluate for
Thickening on Renal ... to evaluate for obstructive ... Findings/diagnosis ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
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Bladder hematoma causing ureteral obstruction
Male presents 1 day after ureteroscopy/stone extraction (5 mm distal uvj stone)
Vitals stable/afebrile ... Diagnosis? ... hematoma #pocus #clinical ... #ultrasound #sagittal ... #obstruction
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Adrenal Metastases on Renal POCUS
Pt complains of right flank pain, n/v. States feels like prior kidney
Metastases on Renal ... Final diagnosis- ... and no obstructive ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #cancer
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