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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 Disease ... Family history, ultrasound ... Sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology
Renal Biopsy - Absolute and Relative Contraindications
WHEN NOT TO DO IT:
 • Isolated glomerular hematuria, unless
Renal Biopsy - Absolute ... hematuria or systemic disease ... bleeding diathesis or severe ... #Biopsy #kidney ... #nephrology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
Urinary Casts and ... individuals or during severe ... breakdown of cellular casts ... heme-granular casts ... 34t5DgJ #Urinary #Casts
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Causes of Cystic ... Renal Mass - Differential ... Disease • ... - Abscess - Fever ... Cystic #RenalMass #Nephrology
Staphylococcus-associated GlomeruloNephritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
CLINICAL
 • Nephritic syndrome (Casts)
 • Marked proteinuria (may be
Nephritic syndrome (Casts ... range) • Often severe ... renal impairment ... biopsy HISTOPATHOLOGY ... GlomeruloNephritis #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Summary Causes ... Cast formation: ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... of underlying disease ... #nephrology
Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease (ACKD) Screening and Management
 • Asymptomatic dialysis/renal transplant patient, aged >60 years,
Acquired Cystic Kidney ... Disease (ACKD) ... Screening and Management ... , lumbar pain, fever ... surveillance #radiology #nephrology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
advanced liver disease ... : cirrhosis, severe ... Bland urine (no casts ... ultrasound ... essential in all cases
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
Crisis: 1) Acute kidney ... perfusion • Biopsy ... Biopsy to confirm ... • Refractory cases ... #rheumatology #nephrology
Hypermagnesemia - Diagnosis and Management

Hypermagnesemia is a serum magnesium concentration > 2.6 mg/dL.
Symptoms include hyporeflexia, hypotension,
mortality in ICU Causes ... • Increased renal ... insufficiency (Addison's disease ... cases. ... #magnesium #nephrology