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Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Causes of Pediatric ... Constipation - Differential ... Volume / Bulk Neurologic ... Pseudo-obstruction Neurologic ... Syndrome • Muscular Dystrophy
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Algorithm and Differential ... blood count with differential ... osmolarity If cause ... , HIV serology, ... #causes
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... 1ml blood/liter urine ... #Hematuria #Differential ... #urology #nephrology ... #renal #urine #
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Distal Renal Tubular ... pH <5.5 - Dr ... Distal #Diagnosis #Management ... #Nephrology #Causes ... #Differential #
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Causes of Hyponatremia ... - Differential ... Pain/Post-op • Neurologic ... GI losses • Renal ... Hypo-osmolar urine
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Causes of Hyponatremia ... - Differential ... Pain/Post-op • Neurologic ... GI losses • Renal ... Hypo-osmolar urine
Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Urine Output > 3L /day
Water Diuresis (Urine Osm <100 mOsm/kg)
 • Primary
Polyuria - Differential ... Dl • Chronic Renal ... #Polyuria #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes ... #nephrology
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
FENa) could help differentiate ... between pre-renal ... and intrinsic renal ... - Dr. ... AcuteKidneyInjury #Nephrology
Approach to Hypomagnesemia 

Fractional excretion of magnesium = (urine magnesium x serum creatinine)/ [0.7 (serum magnesium
of magnesium = (urine ... serum magnesium x urine ... Hypomagnesemia #algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #nephrology #magnesium
Renal Tubular Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Serum K, Urine pH < 5.5 - Proximal RTA
Decreased
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... - Differential ... , Pentamidine Dr ... Tubular #Acidosis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology