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Causes of Solid or Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Solid Renal Mass:
 • Benign <3
Solid or Cystic Renal ... Algorithm Solid Renal ... Mass: • Benign ... Mass: • Benign ... Cystic #RenalMass #Nephrology
Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) Diagnosis and Management
 • Distal (type 1) RTA
 • Proximal (type 2)
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... 4) RTA #rta #Renal ... Diagnosis #Management #nephrology ... #table
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
) - Prerenal, Renal ... Postrenal PRE-RENAL ... Infection POST-RENAL ... Retroperitoneal fibrosis Benign ... #Differential #Nephrology
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
algorithm Decreased renal ... excretion • Acute renal ... Diabetic Nephropathy Renin ... Normal, Renin High ... Diagnosis #algorithm #nephrology
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Differentiating Benign ... Neuritis-Labyrinthitis BENIGN ... ) • Epley maneuver ... saccade seen) • Epley ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis #neurology
Table 1 includes a comprehensive list of essential live kidney donor medical testing.

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #LivingDonor #Kidney
Table 1 includes ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... LivingDonor #Kidney #Renal
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 ... nephropathy • Benign ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
GI Losses - Gastric
 • Vomiting
 • NG suction
GI
Chloridorrhea Renal ... • Penicillins Renal ... Gitelman's High Renin ... Tumor Low Renin ... MetabolicAlkalosis #NonGap #Nephrology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
thromboembolism, renal ... Prostatic enlargement (benign ... tumors INTRINSINC RENAL ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Algorithm Extra-renal ... loss (Diarrhea) Renal ... Renovascular HTN, Renin ... potassium #low #nephrology