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Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... urine • 1ml blood ... #Hematuria #Differential ... causes #urology #nephrology ... blood
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Kidney Injury - Differential ... Glomerular (red blood ... cells/proteinuria ... eosinophils/white blood ... #Injury #AKI #Differential
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Algorithm and Differential ... Investigations: full blood ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... screen, including blood ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
disease Red blood ... tubulointerstitial nephritis, renal ... Urinary #Casts #Differential ... #Microscopy #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Hematuria in Post-Renal ... #Transplant #differential ... diagnosis #kidney #blood ... #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... abnormal under the microscope ... abnormal under a microscope ... count with differential ... smear • Bone marrow
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... - Diarrhea • RENAL ... gas transport, renal ... smooth muscle cells ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
polyangiitis), MPA (microscopic ... reveals increasing blood ... FINDINGS: • U/A: microscopic ... #Syndromes #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Framework and Management ... UA positive for blood ... kidney tubular cells ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
ABO incompatible blood ... Bleeding (64%) • Renal ... • Peripheral smear ... Schistocytes, helmet cells ... causes #treatment #management