Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Ocular Nystagmus in PSC BPPV after Dix Hallpike Maneuver

This is a case of posterior semicircular canal
Nystagmus in PSC BPPV ... after Dix Hallpike ... #Posterior #Dix ... #physicalexam #ophthalmology ... #neurology
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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 β€’ Hypovolemia
 β€’ Congestion
 β€’ Medications
 β€’
Kidney Injury (AKI ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Immune-mediated, Infection-mediated ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology
Ocular Nystagmus in PSC BPPV after Dix Hallpike Maneuver

This is a case of right posterior semicircular
Nystagmus in PSC BPPV ... after Dix Hallpike ... #Posterior #Dix ... #physicalexam #ophthalmology ... #neurology #Frenzel
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Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 β€’ Dehydration
 β€’ Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 β€’ Liver failure
disease - Post-infectious ... prolonged prerenal AKI ... Urinary tract infection ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 β€’ Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Kidney Injury (AKI ... - Differential Diagnosis ... AIN: Medication, Infection ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #AKI ... #nephrology #causes
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 β€’ Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Post-infectious ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
require urgent nephrology ... e.g NSAlDs) 3) FIX ... you confirmed diagnosis ... simplified #workup #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 β€’ Tissue injury
 β€’ Hemolysis
 β€’ Rhabdomyolysis
 β€’
- Differential Diagnosis ... transfusion β€’ Error of injection ... Elimination: β€’ AKI ... blockers - MCW Nephrology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
for BPPV Procedure ... affected ear #Dix ... DixHallpike #Maneuver #BPPV ... #Instructions #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 β€’ Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 β€’ Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Chemotherapy β€’ Infectious ... β€’ Inflammatory/AI ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology