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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... Investigations: full blood ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... fragmentocytes, LDH ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Diagnostic Approach and Differential ... hazy, cloudy or bloody ... perforation), TB smear ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup ... #Differential #
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Peripheral Smear ... Workup: • Complete ... differential • ... smear • Bone marrow
Hyponatremia (<135 mEq/L) is a common electrolyte abnormality caused by an excess of total body water
body water in comparison ... osmolality helps to differentiate ... Rise in blood urea ... the principal cells ... juxtaglomerular cells
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
polyangiitis), MPA (microscopic ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... reveals increasing blood ... FINDINGS: • U/A: microscopic ... Renal #Syndromes #differential
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
• Peripheral smear ... : Smudge cells or ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... Elevated LDH 5. ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
of Peripheral blood ... smear - Shows schistocytes ... dehydrogenase (LDH ... WBC count and differential ... ThromboticThrombocytopenicPurpura #Diagnosis #Workup
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Aldolase ↑ • LDH ... UA positive for blood ... kidney tubular cells ... causes #treatment #nephrology