10 results
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... urine sediment Microscopic ... hematuria: - RBC casts ... Diagnostic of GN or vasculitis ... #Hematuria #Differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... polyangiitis, Microscopic ... vasculitis, Behcet ... , anti-GBM ab, ANA ... #Syndrome #differential
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Differential Diagnosis ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... Glomerulonephritis / Vasculits ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... syndrome: troponin
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
Urinary Casts and ... tubulointerstitial nephritis, renal ... Fatty - Nephrotic syndrome ... #Differential # ... Microscopy #Diagnosis
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
ANA (Antinuclear ... • Sjögren syndrome ... Vasculitis: • ... Microscopic polyangiitis ... vasculitis - MPO
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
- Differential ... renal abnormalities ... ): • Microscopic ... Dx: GPA, EGPA, microscopic ... (Renal involvement
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
vasculitis (AAV ... polyangiitis), MPA (microscopic ... FINDINGS: • U/A: microscopic ... hematuria, RBC casts ... #Syndromes #differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... renal abnormalities ... Vasculitis Differential ... )): Microscopic ... #Differential #
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
renal dysfunction ... falciparum: Most cases ... renal function ... dipstick test, microscopic ... Fever #Travel #Differential
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
monkeypox virus or to differentiate ... Although electron microscopy ... can aid in diagnosis ... Staining Electron Microscope ... all HIGH RISK CASES