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Causes Abnormal Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Turbid White Urine (Albinuria):
 • Chyluria, Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Malignancy, Phosphaturia,
Causes Abnormal ... Diagnosis Turbid ... syndrome (blue ... Syndrome - UTI caused ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Abnormal Urine Colors - Differential Diagnosis
Blue-Green - Yellow - Orange - Pink - Red
Causes of Abnormal ... Urine Colors - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Blue-Green - Yellow ... White - Purple #Urine
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome
Chronic, indwelling catheter + bacteriuria (Providencia, Klebsiella, E.coli*) + alkaline urine
Tryptophan → Indoxyl
Purple Urine Bag ... E.coli*) + alkaline urine ... bacteria* ) → Indigo (blue ... Syndrome #PUBS #pathophysiology ... #differential #diagnosis
What the Color of Urine Can Tell You - Differential Diagnosis by Urine Color
Clear: excess water
Pale
- Differential Diagnosis ... rhubarb, blood Blue ... Propofol, methylene blue ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #discoloration
Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Red Urine:
 • Medical conditions: bleeding, porphyria, factitious disorder
 • Meds: rifampin,
Diagnosis Red Urine ... : • Any cause of ... Meds: methylene blue ... Foods: asparagus, (blue ... dyes typically cause
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... and Diagnosis Algorithm ... Nephrology if cause ... uw_IMresidency #Hematuria #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Workup
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... osmolarity If cause ... #Injury #AKI #Workup ... #nephrology #causes
Possible Causes of Altered Urine Color 

Red 
    Foods: beets, blackberries, rhubarb
Possible Causes ... of Altered Urine ... tract infection Blue ... Conditions: blue ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
IMPROVEMENT If the urine ... you confirmed diagnosis ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Hyponatremia - Diagnostic Evaluation Algorithm

Step 1: Consider whether Posm may actually be normal or elevated
Step 2:
Hyponatremia - Diagnostic ... Check Uosm and/or Urine ... considered likely, the cause ... #Hyponatremia #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Evaluation