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Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Syphilis, Lyme disease ... Inflammatory/AI: CIDP ... Charcot-Marie-Tooth, Fabry's disease ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Proteinuria - Differential ... Proteinuria (Negative urine ... Minimal change disease ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Causes Abnormal Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Turbid White Urine (Albinuria):
 • Chyluria, Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Malignancy, Phosphaturia,
Causes Abnormal Urine ... Color - Differential ... • Hartnup disease ... discoloration #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
, Busulfan • Disease ... Renal #Transplant #differential ... kidney #blood #urine ... #management #treatment ... #nephrology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
Urinary Casts and Disease ... and concentrated urine ... Advanced kidney disease ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... Urinary #Casts #Differential
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
The differential ... history, exam, and urine ... DI; high dilute urine ... Dehydration: neurologic disease ... #management #nephrology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... basement membrane disease ... of glomerular disease ... #Hematuria #Differential ... causes #urology #nephrology
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis
Excess Intake of Water:
 • Primary polydipsia (a.k.a. "psychogenic polydipsia")
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of Polyuria - Differential ... , Infiltrative diseases ... Polyuria Mimics (↑ urine ... frequency without ↑ urine ... Diagnosis #Causes #nephrology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
and less common diseases ... diagnosis and treatment ... polychondritis • Behcet disease ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... #inflammatory #differential
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
UOP/weights - Urine ... - Pre-renal disease ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential