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Complications of CKD
 - Patients with stages 1-3 ([GFR] >30 mL/min) of CKD are generally asymptomatic;
Complications of ... #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #CKD ... #Complications
Major Brain Complications of Endocarditis
Abscess:
 • May be macro or micro and occur at site of
Major Brain Complications ... Ischemic stroke caused ... The most common complication ... neudrawlogy and Casey ... #neurological #neurology
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
the bladder Stress ... to Void - Weak Stream ... Incr PVR if a complication ... SUI or UUI not caused ... Incontinence #Mixed #Pathophysiology
Hypothalamus Anatomy and Hypothalamic Nuclei
 • Anterior hypothalamic nucleus - Body temperature, thermal regulation (heat dissipation),
Water balance & stress ... oxytocin, destruction causes ... Water balance & stress ... regulation, destruction causes ... Anatomy #Nuclei #neurology
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... Hyperacute: - Primary Neurologic ... Acute: - Primary Neurologic ... TB, parasitic, complications ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Prolonged neuromuscular blockade - Differential Diagnosis
- Drugs, Acid-base Disorders, Metabolic, Neurologic, Electrolyte abnormalities

By Mark Harris, MD
Disorders, Metabolic, Neurologic ... Anesthesiology #Causes ... #complications
Causes of Primary Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral
 • Migraine (Throbbing/Pulsating)
Bilateral
 • Tension/Stress Headache (Tightening, Band-Like,
Causes of Primary ... Bilateral • Tension/Stress ... Primary #Headaches #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
treat underlying cause ... Stress, Nausea, ... Algorithm #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Causes of Hyponatremia ... Hypothyroidism, Stress ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #nephrology
Glomerulonephritis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
ANCA:
 • C-ANCA: GPA (Wegener's)
 • P-ANCA: Microscopic Polyangiitis, Eosinophilic GPA (Churg
Eosinophilic GPA (Churg Strauss ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes