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Differential Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury 

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
Diagnosis of Acute Kidney ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #KidneyInjury #Causes ... #Differential #Workup ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... • Evidence of glomerular ... if cause not identified ... by UW IM Residency ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Workup
Causes of Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Endo #Hypocalcemia #Differential #Algorithm #PTH #Drugs #Ddxof
Causes of Hypocalcemia ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Endo #Hypocalcemia ... Algorithm #PTH #Drugs #Ddxof
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
hyperglycemic crises ... seizure) #Pathophys #EM ... #IM #Endo #DKA ... #HHS #Ddxof
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... prostatic) #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Urology #Hematuria ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... hypertension and signs of end-organ ... disturbance, or acute kidney ... Neurologic disorders ... #Hypertension #Workup