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Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome ... nephrotic/nephritic syndromes ... hematuria (RBC casts ... Nephritic #Nephrotic #Syndrome ... #Comparison #Algorithm
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
and Nephritic Syndrome ... Red blood cell casts ... Red blood cell casts ... #Nephritic #Comparison ... #Table #Nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... Epithelial cell casts ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Causes of Proteinuria ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Fanconi's syndrome ... sediment - WBC/RBC casts ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Bone Lesion on X-Ray - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Exostotic
 • Osteochondroma
Asymptomatic &/or Non-Active Bone Scam
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Unicameral Bone Cysts ... Aneurysmal Bone Cysts ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Fatty Liver • Cysts ... • Budd-Chiari Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hepatology
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
The table on the ... is the overall table ... - Benign Cysts ... - Foregut cysts ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
contrast - Simple Cysts ... sized kidneys, No cysts ... Multiple bilateral cysts ... Enlarged kidneys, Cysts ... Hippel-Lindau Syndrome
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... hemolytic-uremic syndrome ... cell/white cell casts ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... #Algorithm #differential