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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
Gout Management in CKD
 • Colchicine
 • NSAID
 • Glucocorticoid
 • ACTH
 • Interleukin-1 Inhibitors

#Gout #Management
Management in CKD ... Gout #Management #CKD ... #rheumatology #
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
Expected DAT Results in Autoimmune Hemolysis
DAT Negative Hemolysis
 • DAT Poly ( - ), IgG (
), IgG ( - ), C3d ... ), IgG ( + ), C3d ... ), IgG ( - ), C3d ... , IgG ( +/- ), C3d ... ), IgG ( - ), C3d
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
Interpretation of Components of the CBC (Complete Blood Count)

#CBC #Interpretation #CompleteBloodCount #Hematology #Differential #Diagnosis #Laboratory
Components of the CBC ... Blood Count) #CBC ... CompleteBloodCount #Hematology ... #Differential #
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
Approach to Anemia - Differential ... Aplastic anemia, CKD ... MCV #Algorithm #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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• IgG type ± C3d ... • Blood smear: Differential ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Artifact (redo CBC ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... Thrombocytosis #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinins (CAD ... Agglutinin Disease (CAD ... testing for anti-C3d ... agglutination After CAD ... younger pts) Differential