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Diabetes – diabetic nephropathy
Majority of the literature in the area is applied to the diabetic nephropathy
- Glomerular hyperfiltration ... - Cytokines #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #CKD
Uric Acid Homeostasis
In the liver, purines are metabolized to uric acid. The last step in purine
The gout drug pegloticase ... filtered in the glomerulus ... #Homeostasis #Gout ... #Pathophysiology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Atherosclerosis Glomerular ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... inversely related to glomerular ... rate by tubulo-glomerular ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Pathophysiology
Causes of Hyperuricemia
Increased production
 • Solid-organ transplant
 • Tumor lysis syndrome
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 • Lesch Nyhan
ciclosporin)-reduced glomerular ... kidney disease (CKD ... #differential #gout
Hyperuricemia: Pathogenesis and Complications

 - Hypercalcemia (due to diseases like Sarcoidosis and Hyperparathyroidism) -> Accumulation of
nephron -> Decr Glomerular ... Hyperuricemia #Pathophysiology ... Complications #Gout
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitis - Skin, glomeruli ... : - Kidneys: glomerular ... Vessels: Supply gut ... • ANA (Suggest CTD
HSCT related renal disease - AKI and CKD
Acute Kidney Injury: Acute GvHD 2-4, Pre renal state,
disease - AKI and CKD ... Kidney Disease: • Glomerular ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm