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To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
predict GFR, these formulas ... commonly used formulas ... are shown in Table ... Neither formula ... #Formulas #Creatinine
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Table 1. Equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in adults based on serum creatinine concentration*.
#Diagnosis
Table 1. ... EGFR #Equations #Calculation ... #Formulas #Creatinine
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
implies being able ... NegativePredictiveValue #Calculation ... #Table #PPV #NPV ... #Formulas #Statistics
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To get the most out of the sediment examination it is important to approach it in
an idea of the clinical ... scenario and formulate ... compartments (Table ... information and formulate ... #Differential #Table
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LowAttenuation #Cystic #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
Nodular pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CTChest #Nodular #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
High Attenuation pattern ... consolidation #Clinical ... HighAttenuation #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
Nodular pattern( ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CTChest #Nodular #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
High Attenuation pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... HighAttenuation #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Low Attenuation pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LowAttenuation #Cystic #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table