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Causes of Nephrolithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radio-opaque - Calcium-containing - 90% of stones
Radiolucent - Non-calcium 10%
Causes of Nephrolithiasis ... protein intake Hyperoxaluria ... #RenalStones #Nephrolithiasis
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
Rx: • PRIMARY HYPEROXALURIA ... Pediatrics #nephrology #nephrolithiasis
Primary Hyperoxaluria - Diagnosis and Management Overview

Matthew Ho, MD PhD @MatthewHoMD

#Primary #Hyperoxaluria #Types #classification #diagnosis #management
Primary Hyperoxaluria ... MatthewHoMD #Primary #Hyperoxaluria
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
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Inflammatory Disease • Nephrolithiasis ... Inflammatory Disease • Nephrolithiasis
Common Radiation Patterns of Abdominal Pain
 • Hepatic and biliary pathology - R shoulder
 • Pancreatitis,
Pyelonephritis - Flanks • Nephrolithiasis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Obstruction (Tumor, Nephrolithiasis
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Multiple myeloma • Hyperoxaluria
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Sarcoidosis, Primary Hyperoxaluria
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
→ Evaluate for nephrolithiasis
Indications for Parathyroidectomy in Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • All patients with symptomatic PHPT
 • Serum calcium 1
renal involvement (nephrolithiasis