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Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Classification of ... is aimed at the psychiatric ... #Classification ... #Types #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Decreased renal potassium ... Drugs Increased potassium ... • Drugs • Diabetic ... Diagnosis #algorithm #nephrology ... #potassium #differential
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polyuria - Urine Output > 3L/day, Increased Urine Volume (>2ml/min)
Osmotic
of Polyuria - Differential ... >50% - Proper kidney ... - Unresponsive Kidney ... #Polyuria #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic Kidney ... Disease - Differential ... Proteinuria) • Diabetes ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Urine Specific Gravity - Interpretation
Specific Gravity = Density of urine / Density of water
SG close to
Excessive hydration • Diabetes ... 1.010: • Advanced kidney ... Interpretation #diagnosis #differential ... #nephrology
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
alkalosis • Kidney ... metabolic acidosis • Diabetic ... of sodium and potassium ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology ... #differential #
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Acute Kidney Injury ... cyclophosphamide) #Acute #Kidney ... Cancer #Oncology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Nephrology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
treated with IV potassium ... differentiating kidney ... diagnosis #Algorithm #differential ... #potassium #nephrology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Ureterosigmoidostomy, Diabetic ... #hypokalemia #differential ... algorithm #causes #nephrology ... #potassium
Inherited Defects in Kidney Tubule Epithelial Cells

Renal glucosuria - Na+-dependent glucose cotransporter
Cystinuria - Amino acid transporter
Bartter
Inherited Defects in Kidney ... ATPase Nephrogenic diabetes ... Inherited #Defects #Kidney ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Differential #