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Interpreting Kidney Biomarkers

↑ Creatinine: 
 • AKI, CKD
 • Medications that lead to nephroprotective ↓ in
Medications that lead ... Medications that ↓ renal ... Biomarkers #Kidney #renal ... diagnosis #laboratory #nephrology
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
algorithm Decreased renal ... excretion • Acute renal ... failure • Chronic renal ... Increased potassium load ... Diagnosis #algorithm #nephrology
Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Urine Output > 3L /day
Water Diuresis (Urine Osm <100 mOsm/kg)
 • Primary
Dl • Chronic Renal ... Exogenous solute load ... Algorithm #causes #nephrology
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Acute Phosphate Load ... CKD Increased Renal ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Cardiorenal Syndrome (CRS) Types
 • Type 1 - Acute CRS: Alteration of renal perfusion is the
Alteration of renal ... - Chronic CRS: Renal ... toxicity and VAD ... induced renal effects ... Types #cardiology #nephrology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
brainstem may lead ... weight on the upper lid ... Enophthalmos • Lid ... Syndrome #Ptosis #neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #ophthalmology
Post-Kidney Biopsy Hemorrhage on POCUS
For those internists/nephrologists out there--post-op kidney biopsy can lead to rapid hemorrhage:
kidney biopsy can lead ... hypotension) which lead ... Biopsy #Hemorrhage #renal ... #ultrasound #pocus
Severe hydronephrosis on POCUS where the obstruction is so bad that the cortex is being squished
obstruction is so bad ... Severe #POCUS #Renal ... #Ultrasound #Nephrology
Hydronephrosis on POCUS
Hoping to spread the word on how useful POCUS can be in patients w
POCUS lead to timely ... Hydronephrosis #POCUS #renal ... #ultrasound #kidney
Renal Artery to IVC Arteriovenous Fistula on Angiography

44 yr male, DOE, bounding pulse, BP 150/68, mid
Renal Artery to ... LVDD was 60, IVC ... He had past laparotomy ... HF due to IVC renal ... Ultrasound showed