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Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... • Labs: CBC, cr ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... #Syndrome #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Hyponatremia - Differential ... UNa > 20: • Renal ... : • Acute or chronic ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #nephrology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Algorithm Extra-renal ... loss (Diarrhea) Renal ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... potassium #low #nephrology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
(Goodpasture's syndrome ... FSGS • Other: Chronic ... #Transplant #differential ... #blood #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Cardiorenal Syndrome (CRS) Types
 • Type 1 - Acute CRS: Alteration of renal perfusion is the
Cardiorenal Syndrome ... ) • Type 2 - Chronic ... induced myopathy, chronic ... #Cardiorenal #Syndrome ... Types #cardiology #nephrology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Kidney Disease - Differential ... 3 months Pre-Renal ... Atheroemboli • Renal ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADH Independent:
 • Tea and Toast Syndrome, Beer Potomania - Low solute
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Tea and Toast Syndrome ... • Renal Failure ... failure, nephrotic syndrome ... Algorithm #causes #nephrology
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... Malabsorption, Chronic ... FEPO4 ≥ 5% - Renal ... Hypophosphatemia #Differential ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Hypomagnesemia - Differential Diagnosis
Renal Causes of Hypomagnesemia - Familial:
Bartter syndrome and Gitelman syndrome, Isolated recessive hypomagnesemia,
Hypomagnesemia - Differential ... Familial: Bartter syndrome ... and Gitelman syndrome ... Hypomagnesemia #differential ... diagnosis #causes #nephrology
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Status (AMS) - Differential ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Acute GN • Acute/Chronic ... • Serotonin syndrome ... encephalopathy #altered #Differential