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Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic Kidney ... 3 months Pre-Renal ... Family history, ultrasound ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... haematuria, Normal renal ... ultrasound HRS-NAKI ... ascites • HRS-CKD ... #Hepatorenal #Syndrome
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Rhabdomyolysis, Tumor lysis syndrome ... acidosis, DKA Kidney ... Disease: • AKI, CKD ... Increased Renal ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... syndrome: troponin ... imaging #Acute #Kidney ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Albuminuria (Grades) and Risk for CKD
Normal to mildly increased albuminuria:
 - Albumin excretion rate: < 30
) and Risk for CKD ... of progressive kidney ... associated with worse renal ... defined as nephrotic syndrome ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease (ACKD) Screening and Management
 • Asymptomatic dialysis/renal transplant patient, aged >60 years,
Acquired Cystic Kidney ... life expectancy → Ultrasound ... erythrocytosis, etc. → Ultrasound ... Acquired #Cystic #Kidney ... surveillance #radiology #nephrology
Gitelman Syndrome - Diagnosis and Workup
Blood Work:
 - Hypokalemia
 - Hypomagnesemia
 - Metabolic Alkalosis
 - Elevated
Gitelman Syndrome ... autosomal dominant kidney ... Ultrasound - No ... diagnosis of echogenic kidneys ... Diagnosis #Workup #nephrology
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Causes of Cystic Renal ... , Normal sized kidneys ... Hippel-Lindau Syndrome ... of infection - Renal ... Cystic #RenalMass #Nephrology