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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... Cancer Related • Hypercalcemia ... LC deposition disease ... malignancies Treatment ... Classification #Nephrology
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
granulomatous diseases ... causes (e.g., hypokalemia ... , hypercalcemia) ... Treatment is aimed ... Classification #Types #Nephrology
Potassium Binders for Management of Hyperkalemia
 • SPS - Sodium polystyrene sulfonate
 • Patiromer (veltassa)
 •
Management of Hyperkalemia ... • SPS - Sodium ... Binders #Management #Hyperkalemia ... #treatment #pharmacology ... table #comparison #nephrology
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Renal failure (acute ... Hypokalemia ... Hyperkalemia ... progressive kidney disease ... diagnosis #causes #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Stabilization Treatments ... Redistribution Treatments ... edema - SPS ... #potassium #nephrology
NSAIDS and their effects on the Kidney - Pathophysiology

Arachidonic Acid metabolites into alternative pathways that modify
Minimal Change Disease ... hyporenin hypoaldo, hyperkalemic ... immune reaction • Acute ... KidneyDisease #nephrology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
and less common diseases ... diagnosis and treatment ... Cogan syndrome • Acute ... polychondritis • Behcet disease ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
• LDH ↑ • Hyperkalemia ... oxidative injury Treatment ... Treatment of underlying ... disease 2. ... #nephrology
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
The goals of acute ... treatment are to ... underlying heart disease ... cirrhosis, or kidney disease ... #Treatment
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Cerebrovascular Disease ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... (for secondary APS ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... diagnosis #management #treatment