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Algorithm for Management of peritoneal dialysis catheter-associated mechanical complications in urgent start peritoneal dialysis.

#peritoneal #dialysis #pd
Algorithm for Management ... catheter-associated ... #pd #algorithm ... #management #complications ... #nephrology
Renal involvement in 35% of mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis 
Associated with : 
 • Absence of skin
cryoglobulinemia vasculitis Associated ... 5% Factors associated ... diagnosis • Dialysis ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Management ... Cryoglobulinemic #Nephrology
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
 •
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm ... spontaneous • Associated ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Algorithm ... differential #diagnosis #neurology ... #management
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Familial periodic paralysis ... intracranial pressure • Dialysis ... irrigation • Management ... edema • Edema associated ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology
Algorithm for Urgent Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation in the Hospital

#Peritoneal #dialysis #Initiation #Hospital #Algorithm #inpatient #management #nephrology
Algorithm for Urgent ... Peritoneal Dialysis ... Initiation #Hospital #Algorithm ... #inpatient #management ... #nephrology #pd
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
nearly complete paralysis ... GQ1b IgG Antibody associated ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Treatment algorithm for malignancy-associated hypercalcemia.
Hypercalcemia
 - Renal Failure → Dialysis with low Ca++ bath
Aggressive IV hydration
Treatment algorithm ... for malignancy-associated ... Renal Failure → Dialysis ... #malignancy #associated ... #management #endocrinology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Heme associated ... Dialysis for severe ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Treatment algorithm for malignancy-associated hypercalcemia
 • Aggressive IV hydration
 • IV Bisphosphonate +/- Calcitonin
 • Renal
Treatment algorithm ... for malignancy-associated ... Renal failure: Dalysis ... hypercalcemia #treatment #management ... #algorithm #malignancy
KDIGO Treatment algorithm for management of acute hyperkalemia in the emergency department
 • Place on cardiac
KDIGO Treatment algorithm ... for management ... * • Consider dialysis ... #algorithm #treatment ... potassium #high #nephrology