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Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis ... repeat testing • Acute ... → Refer to Nephrology ... for renal biopsy ... cystoscopy • Refer to Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Differential Diagnosis ... cardiac imaging #Acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology #causes
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
differentiate between pre-renal ... and intrinsic renal ... performance for diagnosing ... acute tubular interstitial ... AcuteKidneyInjury #Nephrology
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV

By Dr. Gutwein via @jmcchiefs

#Epley #Maneuver #BPPV #Benign #paroxysmal #positional #vertigo
Epley Maneuver for ... @jmcchiefs #Epley ... #Maneuver #BPPV ... positional #vertigo #neurology ... #physicalexam #management
Differential Diagnosis in Acute Renal Failure

#Diagnosis #Differential #AKI #Acute #RenalFailure #KidneyInjury #Algorithm #Nephrology

** GrepMed Recommended Text:
Differential Diagnosis ... in Acute Renal ... Failure #Diagnosis ... KidneyInjury #Algorithm #Nephrology ... Recommended Text: Nephrology
Sulfa Crystals on Urine Microscopy
Sulfa Crystal!  Drug-induced crystalluria is a cause of acute renal failure
Sulfa Crystals on Urine ... is a cause of acute ... renal failure that ... Sulfa #Crystals #Urine ... crystalluria #clinical #nephrology
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Distal Renal Tubular ... much easier to diagnosis ... with direct urine ... Failure to acidify urine ... #Management #Nephrology
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
tubular cells - Acute ... Red cell casts - Diagnostic ... protein indicating acute ... Microscopy #Atlas #key #diagnosis ... #nephrology #casts
Renal Tubular Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Serum K, Urine pH < 5.5 - Proximal RTA
Decreased
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... = Hyperkalemic Renal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Hyperkalemic Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) Type 4 - 

Failure to acidify urine in collecting duct
Hyperkalemic Distal Renal ... Failure to acidify urine ... #Hyperkalemic #Diagnosis ... #Management #Nephrology