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Mechanisms of nephron damage in cardiorenal syndrome
 • Increased renal interstitial pressure
 • Hypoperfusion
 • Reduced
blood flow • Tubular ... damage • Tubular ... • Increased AVP ... • Increased CVP ... pathophysiology #nephrology
Shock Classification Types - Comparison Table
JVP, IVC on Ultrasound, Passive Leg Raise, Temperature of extremities, LV
Shock Classification ... Types - Comparison Table ... JVP, IVC on Ultrasound ... Types #Comparison #Table ... #criticalcare #Classification
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
pressure - Normal Jugular ... pressure - Raised Jugular ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... Nephritic #Comparison #Table ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) Diagnosis and Management
 • Distal (type 1) RTA
 • Proximal (type 2)
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... #rta #Renal #Tubular ... Diagnosis #Management #nephrology ... #table
Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) 
Type 1 - Failure of secretion
Type 2 - Bicarbonate wasting
Type 4 -
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... diet #Renal #Tubular ... Acidosis #RTA #types #classification ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... disease - Acute tubular ... Kidney #Injury #Classification ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
excess - Renal tubular ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
pulmonary venous flow, Vp ... Dysfunction #Grading #Classification ... Grades #Criteria #Table
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
syndrome • Proximal tubular ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Nephrology
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Transient renal tubular ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification