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Impact and Challenges With Vitamin D to Treat Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
with early-stage CKD ... patients with CKD ... - Suppresses SHPT ... - Suppresses SHPT ... Hyperparathyroidism #CKD
Selected Clinical Trials of SGLT2 inhibitors in CVD and CKD
EMPA-REG OUTCOME - Empagliflozin lowered CV events
Selected Clinical ... SGLT2i in HF and CKD ... kidney events in CKD ... patients with CKD ... #CKD
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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Polyneuropathy - Differential ... Hypothyroidism, CKD ... Paraneoplastic, CTD ... Polyneuropathy #Differential
Complications of CKD
 - Patients with stages 1-3 ([GFR] >30 mL/min) of CKD are generally asymptomatic;
Complications of CKD ... >30 mL/min) of CKD ... derangements are not clinically ... in CKD stages 4 ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology #CKD
Choledochodudodenal Fistula on Endoscopy
Patient admitted with cholangitis, dilated CHD and IHBDs, remote cholecystectomy.  I found
cholangitis, dilated CHD ... resulting in partial CBD ... gastroenterology #clinical
Common Bile Duct (CBD) on Abdominal Ultrasound

The key to finding CBD is to look anteriorly to
Common Bile Duct (CBD ... key to finding CBD ... the PV is the CBD ... jchristianfox #CBD ... CommonBileDuct #clinical
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- Hx of AKI/CKD ... - BMP, cap, CBC ... 21% - AKI on CKD ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential
Mirizzi Syndrome on RUQ POCUS

Adult male-RUQ abd pain.VSS/Afeb. WBC-16.8K. Obstructive pattern on hepatic panel with normal
Adult male-RUQ abd ... biliary tree(can be CHD ... or CBD that is ... Ultrasound #Gallstone #Clinical
Common Bile Duct Stone on POCUS

Here’s a similar case in a 70yo F with a remote
time on pocus, CBD ... around in the CBD ... Dilated #BileDuct #CBD ... Choledocholithiasis #POCUS #clinical
Characteristics of Common Lipid Disorders
Polygenic hypercholesterolemia
Atherogenic dyslipidemia
 • Frequently accompanied by central obesity or diabetes
Familial hypercholesterolemia,
history of premature CHD ... individuals exhibit CHD ... Family history of CHD ... Family history, CHD ... defects #diagnosis #differential