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To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
function, prediction equations ... formulas are shown in Table ... Cockcroft-Gault equation ... function is in steady state ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
True Hyponatremia Differential Algorithm

Instead (or in addition) of volume status examination, check urine sodium and serum
Hyponatremia Differential Algorithm ... addition) of volume status ... - Urine sodium low ... and uric acid low ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
pressure - Normal/low ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... Syndrome #Nephritic #Comparison ... #Table #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
initial treatment algorithms ... flow states • ... mesentericischemia #comparison ... #differences #diagnosis ... #table
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
TylerLarsenMD #HINTS #physicalexam ... Peripheral #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #neurology #bppv ... #comparison #table
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
- Differential Diagnosis ... Workup Algorithm ... mechanism 2) Volume Status ... • Euvolemic (Low ... #nephrology #sodium
Hypernatremia Classification and Features According to Volume Status
 - Hypervolemic hypernatremia - Cushing's syndrome, Primary hyperaldosteronism,
According to Volume Status ... Classification #Features #Diagnosis ... #Comparison #Table ... #Nephrology
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... can be high or low ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #sodium ... #nephrology
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
Proprioceptive loss How ... 1) Patient stands ... Rombergs #Test #neurology ... #diagnosis #proprioception ... #physicalexam
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Urinary Chloride Algorithm ... alkalosis • Normal/low ... Normal acid-base status ... #nephrology #differential ... #diagnosis