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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
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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Causes of Polyneuropathy ... - Differential ... Hypothyroidism, CKD ... Paraneoplastic, CTD ... Polyneuropathy #Differential
Common Bile Duct (CBD) on Abdominal Ultrasound

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

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- Hx of AKI/CKD ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... 21% - AKI on CKD ... Diagnosis #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 ... #Liver #POCUS #Ultrasound
Common Bile Duct Stone on POCUS

Here’s a similar case in a 70yo F with a remote
Here’s a similar case ... time on pocus, CBD ... around in the CBD ... Dilated #BileDuct #CBD ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Kidney Disease - Differential ... Family history, ultrasound ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Causes of Generalized ... Edema - Differential ... NSAlDs • AKI/CKD ... #Generalized #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
A primer on the causes, evaluation and management of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Patients. 
Obstructive:
primer on the causes ... • Atheromatous CAD ... Non-atheromatous CAD ... cardiology #MINOCA #differential
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
sensitive) • AKI, AKD ... rapidly progressive CKD ... sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... proteinuria, granular casts