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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Workup Algorithm ... investigations depending on clinical ... cryoglobulins, hepatitis serology ... , HIV serology, ... #Workup #Algorithm
NSAIDS and their effects on the Kidney - Pathophysiology

Arachidonic Acid metabolites into alternative pathways that modify
on the Kidney - Pathophysiology ... loop and distal component ... AKI Idiosyncratic ... KidneyDisease #nephrology ... #Effects #pathophysiology
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cl⁻ with other components ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Chloride
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... based on repeat clinic ... multi-drug resistance) Renal ... Nephritic syndrome • AKI ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Pathophysiology: ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... Exclude other AKI ... HRS-Non-AKI (formerly ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology
Opsoclonus Myoclonus Syndrome (OMS) on Physical Exam

Opsoclonus: Rapid, repetitive conjugate involuntary chaotic multidirectional (horizontal, vertical, and
and torsional components ... #PhysicalExam #ocular ... #clinical #video ... #eyes #neurology
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Varicocele: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Primary:
 - Anatomically: the left spermatic vein drains into the left renal
Pathogenesis and clinical ... into the left renal ... blood in left renal ... #Varicocele #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Urology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... may precede the neurologic ... Immunosuppressive agents, Renal ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
peripheral nerve components ... transplantation CLINICAL ... the underlying pathophysiology ... specific therapy, the clinician ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
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Pathogenesis and Clinical ... effect (static component ... Acute or chronic renal ... Hyperplasia #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Urology #Signs