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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 ... Nephritic #Nephrotic #Syndrome ... #Comparison #Algorithm ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Causes of Unprovoked Pediatric Seizures -  Epilepsy Syndromes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infantile:
 • Benign
Seizures - Epilepsy Syndromes ... Infancy • West Syndrome ... • Dravet Syndrome ... Lennox Gastaut Syndrome ... Panayiotopoulas Syndrome
Primary Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Volume Depleted 2° hyperaldosteronism
 • Low Urine Cl-: Vomiting, NGT
Diuretics, Bartter Syndrome ... , Gitelman Syndrome ... GRA, Cushing's syndrome ... , Liddle syndrome ... #nephrology
Serotonin Syndrome Differential Diagnosis: Anticholinergic syndrome, Neuroleptic malignant syndrome, Malignant hyperthermia  #Diagnosis #Differential #Serotonin #Syndrome
Serotonin Syndrome ... Differential Diagnosis ... Anticholinergic syndrome ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Serotonin #Syndrome
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Syndrome Definition ... Diagnosis for Pulmonary ... Renal Syndromes ... #Renal #Syndrome ... diagnosis #nephrology
Nephrotic vs Nephritic Syndrome

-Joel M. Topf, MD FACP @kidney_boy

#Nephrotic #Nephritic #Syndrome #nephrology #comparison #diagnosis
Nephrotic vs Nephritic Syndrome ... Nephrotic #Nephritic #Syndrome ... #nephrology #comparison ... #diagnosis
Primary Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Volume Depleted - 2° hyperaldosteronism
 • Low Urine Cl-: Vomiting,
Diuretics, Bartter Syndrome ... , Gitelman Syndrome ... GRA, Cushing's syndrome ... , Liddle syndrome ... #Nephrology #Causes
Nephritic nephrotic algorithm. #kidney #Nephritic #Nephrotic #Syndrome #Comparison #Algorithm #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Nephritic #Nephrotic #Syndrome ... #Comparison #Algorithm ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
acid, Liddle's Syndrome ... R - Cushing's syndrome ... Diuretics, Bartter's syndrome ... , Gitelman's syndrome ... #nephrology #causes
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Pulmonary Renal ... Syndromes and Mimics ... Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... differentiation syndrome ... #Renal #Syndromes