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Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Drugs Glomerular ... albuminuria) - Active ... Minimal change disease ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
- MSK Radiology ... : • Active adolescents ... exacerbated with activity ... #Radiology #diagnosis ... #msk
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential Diagnosis ... based on repeat clinic ... Renal Parenchymal Diseases ... Steroids (Cushing's, exogenous ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
Mesangiocapillary GN • Active ... formation along glomerular ... (Dense deposit disease ... Glomerulonephritis #MPGN #nephrology ... #diagnosis #renal
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
disorders that activate ... infections are common causes ... of glomerular disease ... testing #workup #diagnosis ... nephrotic #nephritic #nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
disorders that activate ... infections are common causes ... of glomerular disease ... #glomerular #disease ... #workup #diagnosis
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... (MS), Epidural ... heavy metals), Critical ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... sensing) vs tumor vs exogenous ... about secondary causes ... can drive this disease ... As with many disease
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
: • Based on clinical ... More likely to cause ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... - Improves clinical ... #management #neurology
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... mellitus, thyroid disease ... a stroke that caused ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... stages #staging #msk