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Hypercalcemia of Malignancy - Pathophysiology
PTH-mediated
 • Parathyroid cancer
 • Ectopic production: Small cell lung cancer, ovarian
Hypercalcemia of ... D - Increased renal ... reabsorption in kidney ... Cell of lung, Renal ... Pathophysiology #Differential
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
3 months Pre-Renal ... Atheroemboli • Renal ... hypoperfusion Post-Renal ... Constipation • Prostate cancer ... Family history, ultrasound
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... • Hypercalcemia ... gammopathy of renal ... VEGFi), TKi • Hemorrhagic ... #Oncology #Differential
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid gland structure-related
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism
 • Parathyroid adenoma
 • Parathyroid hyperplasia
 • Parathyroid
breast, lung, renal ... Non-small-cell lung cancer ... • Renal cell ... Pheochromocytoma Chronic kidney ... endocrinology #diagnosis #differential
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Hematuria in Post-Renal ... infections (HPV, EBV), Renal ... carcinoma., Prostate cancer ... #Hematuria #Renal ... #Transplant #differential
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
Adrenal hematoma ... Diagnosis/differential ... cephalad to the right kidney ... Labeled Schematic ... trauma #clinical #ultrasound
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... "Sausage-like" hemorrhagic ... • Intracranial hemorrhage ... Hyperuricemia • Acute renal ... #diagnosis #cancer
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Renal resistance ... Advanced renal insufficiency ... End-stage renal ... Adrenal hemorrhage ... #Differential #
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
such as retinal hemorrhages ... disturbance, or acute kidney ... eg, presence of renal ... • Vascular: Renal ... Renal parenchymal
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage ... APLA/LAC: • Renal ... C4) • ds-DNA: Kidney ... • Cervical cancer