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Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
kidney injury (AKI ... AKI should be considered ... and interstitial disease ... #Diagnosis #AKI ... #Sites #Nephrology
Urine Microscopy - Casts
Acellular Casts
 • Hyaline Casts - Consists of only precipitated Tamm-Horsfell protein without
Acellular Casts ... acute and chronic kidney ... diseases • Fatty ... Urine #Microscopy #nephrology ... interpretation #diagnosis
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
Urinary Casts and ... breakdown of cellular casts ... heme-granular casts ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Nephrology
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Northeast Africa with cases ... Several cases have ... linear DNA plasmids ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... Infectious Diseases
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Cast formation: ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... of underlying disease ... #treatment #nephrology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
tinnitus (Méniére's disease ... with vascular causes ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... findings #signs #symptoms ... #comparison #neurology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs/symptoms ... can only be confirmed ... in up to 30% of cases ... - Infectious Diseases ... #Endocarditis #comparison
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... present in 15% of cases ... Demyelinating disease ... caused by the JC ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
: • 1400 new cases ... • 75-90% of cases ... Abnormal in 50% of cases ... • Infectious causes ... #management #neurology
Hypermagnesemia - Diagnosis and Management

Hypermagnesemia is a serum magnesium concentration > 2.6 mg/dL.
Symptoms include hyporeflexia, hypotension,
Symptoms include ... insufficiency (Addison's disease ... Hemodialysis can be ... helpful in severe cases ... Management #magnesium #nephrology