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Hormones acting on the kidney - Nephron map

#Hormones #Nephron #Sites #Action #Pathophysiology #Nephrology #Renal #Kidney
on the kidney - Nephron ... map #Hormones ... #Nephron #Sites ... #Action #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Renal
NSAIDS and their effects on the Kidney - Pathophysiology

Arachidonic Acid metabolites into alternative pathways that modify
on the Kidney - Pathophysiology ... Minimal Change Disease ... distal component of Nephron ... absorption in distal nephron ... KidneyDisease #nephrology
Mechanisms of nephron damage in cardiorenal syndrome
 • Increased renal interstitial pressure
 • Hypoperfusion
 • Reduced
Mechanisms of nephron ... • Increased renal ... release • ↓ Cl ... syndrome #Mechanisms #pathophysiology ... #nephrology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic ... function (eGFR < 60 ml ... 3 months Pre-Renal ... Atheroemboli • Renal ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... thromboembolism, renal ... Abhilash Koratala @NephroP ... #AKI #causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
oxoproline) • Renal ... Renal acidosis ... Generalized distal nephron ... progressive kidney disease ... #nephrology
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
- Diarrhea • RENAL ... ⁻ increase may cause ... ⁻ decrease may cause ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Chloride
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- BMP, cap, CBC ... - Urine Na/K/Cl ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... disease — 21% ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology
Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal Gammopathies
C - HyperCalcemia- calcium > 11 mg/dL / >1 mg/dL the ULN
R
dL the ULN R - Renal ... disease - Cr >2 ... Look for gamma gap ... Causes of false- ... amyloidosis Other causes
Hyperuricemia: Pathogenesis and Complications

 - Hypercalcemia (due to diseases like Sarcoidosis and Hyperparathyroidism) -> Accumulation of
Hypercalcemia (due to diseases ... of calcium in renal ... arteriole in the nephron ... Release of purine bases ... Hyperuricemia #Pathophysiology