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Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... cases are caused ... , RBCs, casts, crystals ... #simplified #workup ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... and Diagnosis Algorithm ... repeat testing • Acute ... proteinuria, RBC casts ... if cause not identified
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... Light chain (LC) cast ... • Hematologic ... malignancies Treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... PLT in selected cases ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... #Causes #Workup
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
hallmark for the disease ... decrease in most cases ... schistocytes, nucleated RBCs ... hematuria (without casts ... #Workup #Hematology
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
screening for disease ... with established disease ... normal in mild cases ... - Acute Bleeding ... #hematology
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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IgG4-Related Disease ... hypergammaglobulinemia, ↑ acute ... maintenance with GCs ... #phenotypes #workup ... #treatment #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis ... • Immunologic Workup ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Evolution: Chronic disease
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... disease caused ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... #Oroya #Fever #diagnosis
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
high WBC count cause ... have fever - ACS ... , AKI, acute limb ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology