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Impact and Challenges With Vitamin D to Treat Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
with early-stage CKD ... and adequate kidney ... patients with CKD ... Hyperparathyroidism #CKD ... #Nephrology #Management
Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
Definitions of AKI, CKD ... Disease (CKD): ... /CKD • No structural ... damage #AKI #CKD ... #nephrology #acute
Selected Clinical Trials of SGLT2 inhibitors in CVD and CKD
EMPA-REG OUTCOME - Empagliflozin lowered CV events
Selected Clinical ... and CKD EMPA-REG ... lowered adverse kidney ... events in CKD + ... lowered adverse kidney
Pathophysiology - Pathogenesis of Chronic Kidney Disease

#Pathophysiology #Nephrology #Chronic #Kidney #Disease #CKD
Pathogenesis of Chronic Kidney ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology ... #Chronic #Kidney ... #Disease #CKD
Interpreting Kidney Biomarkers

↑ Creatinine: 
 • AKI, CKD
 • Medications that lead to nephroprotective ↓ in
Interpreting Kidney ... Creatinine: • AKI, CKD ... Cystatin C: • AKI, CKD ... #Biomarkers #Kidney ... diagnosis #laboratory #nephrology
NSAID vs ACEI/ARB effects on the Kidneys

Remember that NSAIDs and ACEI/ARB therapy have opposing effects on
effects on the Kidneys ... effects on the kidneys ... contribute to kidney ... patients have CKD ... ACEIARB #Effects #Nephrology
Contraception and CKD
Preferred Contraception in kidney disease: Intrauterine devices and progesterone only methods
Avoid combined progesterone/estrogen pills

#Contraception
Contraception and CKD ... Contraception in kidney ... Contraception #CKD ... #management #treatment
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 ... in CKD stages 4 ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology ... #CKD #Complications
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... - Hx of AKI/CKD ... - BMP, cap, CBC ... 21% - AKI on CKD ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology
Patient factors influencing the selection Of glucose-lowering drugs Other than SGLT2i and metformin in T2D and
metformin in T2D and CKD ... cardiovascular disease: CKD ... . chronic kidney ... , #KDIGO2020 #CKD ... in CKD #management