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Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Tubular Acidosis (RTA ... ) Type 1 Totally ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Nephrology #Causes ... #Differential #
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Coombs • IgG type ... ± C3d • Blood ... smear: Differential ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause ... #treatment #rheumatology
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Proximal RTA (type ... (type I) B ... 4 RTA) C. ... Metabolic #Acidosis #differential ... #nephrology
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Causes of Hypocomplementemia ... HUS, autoimmune (RA ... Ann Marie Kumfer ... Mnemonic #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
as arrhythmias and ... losses: • High Blood ... , Distal RTA, DKA ... diagnosis #Algorithm #differential ... #potassium #nephrology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Diagnosis Algorithm Blood ... Chronic Bleed - Any ... Non-lmmune #Anemia #Classification ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential ... #Workup #hematology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... - 10% SLE or RA ... #classification ... #rheumatology #
Lupus Nephritis Primer
Class I - Minimal Mesangial
Class II - Mesangial Proliferative
Class Ill - Focal Proliferative
Class IV
MD @MithuRheu and ... Nephritis #SLE #Classification ... #Classes #differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #nephrology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Ro60), SSB (La), RNA ... - Fibrillarin, RNA ... body-like: - Neurologic ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology