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Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
Management of Pediatric ... Managment: • Pain ... Monitoring for extra-renal ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #nephrology #nephrolithiasis
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Distal Renal Tubular ... diagnosis with direct urine ... Failure to acidify urine ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Nephrology #Causes
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... A urine K/Cr ratio ... suggests extra-renal ... Proximal RTA, Distal ... differential #potassium #nephrology
Metabolic Causes of Kidney Stones in Children
 • Calcium Oxalate: Primary Hyperoxaluria type 1-3, Secondary Hyperoxaluria
Metabolic Causes ... of Kidney Stones ... Calcium Phosphate: Distal ... #Kidney #Stones ... #pediatrics #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
tourniquet / IVF line draw ... lysis) ± Urine ... 20 suggests ↓ distal ... only if no clear cause ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Reduced Excretion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Reduced flow through distal nephron - TTKG
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Reduced flow through distal ... nephron - TTKG > 7, Urine ... Creatinine • Chronic renal ... IntercellularShift #Nephrology
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
large lesions • DISTAL ... Device attached to distal ... mucosa Stricture Management ... energy or heat to cause ... , therapeutic, pediatric
Post-Transplant Diarrhea - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Post-transplant diarrhea (≥ 3 loose or liquid stools per day)
Diagnosis and Management ... loose or liquid stools ... Malabsorption workup in case ... #Algorithm #nephrology ... #renal #kidney