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Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
Salt craving • Fatigue ... • Autoimmune disease ... Syndrome #diagnosis #nephrology
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
Glomerular Diseases ... Minimal change disease ... #Glomerular #Diseases ... Classification #Nephrology ... Recommended Text: Nephrology
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD ... patients have fatigue ... despite disease ... 20% w/ improved fatigue ... Waseem_AhmedMD #Fatigue
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
cholestasis: - Fatigue ... Pregnancy - Renal disease ... granulamatous disease ... - Infiltrative diseases ... Other biliary diseases
Pathophysiology - Pathogenesis of Chronic Kidney Disease

#Pathophysiology #Nephrology #Chronic #Kidney #Disease #CKD
Chronic Kidney Disease ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology ... Chronic #Kidney #Disease
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... Idiopathic • Chronic Fatigue ... Syndrome #Chronic #Fatigue
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
• Weight loss, fatigue ... underlying lung disease ... of cancer, lung disease
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Left-sided heart disease ... , aortic valve disease ... , mitral valve disease ... worsens dyspnea, fatigue ... limited by dyspnea, fatigue
Parkinson's Disease - Progression Timeline
 - Prodromal Parkinson disease
 - Early-stage Parkinson disease
 - Mid-stage Parkinson
Parkinson's Disease ... Prodromal Parkinson disease ... Mid-stage Parkinson disease ... #Parkinsons #Disease ... symptoms #diagnosis #neurology
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Clinical: • Disease ... Constitutional: Fever, fatigue