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Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... - Hx of AKI/CKD ... disease — 21% ... - AKI on CKD— 13% ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
Disease Associations ... are seen in acute ... broad - Advanced kidney ... tubulointerstitial nephritis, renal ... Differential #Microscopy #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... Light chain (LC) cast ... gammopathy of renal ... malignancies Treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
t-PA, heparin Acute ... acidosis, DKA Kidney ... Disease: • AKI ... , CKD Increased ... Renal Phosphate
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Non-ACS Myocardial ... Myocardial Injury: End Stage ... Renal Disease, ... Structural Heart Disease ... Distribution: Acute
HSCT related renal disease - AKI and CKD
Acute Kidney Injury: Acute GvHD 2-4, Pre renal state,
CKD Acute Kidney ... Injury: Acute GvHD ... state, Antibiotics ... (VOD) Chronic Kidney ... differential #diagnosis
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis
Renal:
 - Glomerular - IgA Nephropathy, Thin basement membrane, Alport syndrome,
Renal: - Glomerular ... - PKD, Medullary ... sponge kidney ... necrosis, Sickle cell disease ... #Causes #urology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Torsemide) • Acute ... stones caused by ... hyperaldosteronism • Acute ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... kidney injury). ... Stage 2 hypertension ... Stage 3 hypertension ... disease: CKD, acute