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Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
- Differential Diagnosis ... Stress, Nausea, Pulmonary ... Diseases, CNS Disease ... , Meds (Opiates, ... #nephrology #sodium
Albuminuria (Grades) and Risk for CKD
Normal to mildly increased albuminuria:
 - Albumin excretion rate: < 30
progressive kidney disease ... proteinuria: - Urine ... #classification ... #CKD #nephrology ... #diagnosis #proteinuria
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndromeā€”due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Glomerular Diseases ... RBC casts in urine ... Nephrotic #Syndromes #Classification ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 ā€¢ Dehydration
 ā€¢ Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 ā€¢ Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... ā€¢ Glomerular disease ... causes: sepsis, meds ... Kidney #Injury #Classification ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes Abnormal Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Turbid White Urine (Albinuria):
 ā€¢ Chyluria, Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Malignancy, Phosphaturia,
- Differential Diagnosis ... ā€¢ Hartnup disease ... Porphyrin tyrosinosis urates ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 ā€¢ Cardio-pulmonary disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Weakness ā€¢ Cardio-pulmonary ... disease ā€¢ Anemia ... ā€¢ Myasthenia Gravis ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 ā€¢ Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease ... Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis ... Shellfish poisoning, Meds ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
DI; high dilute urine ... , Dehydration: neurologic ... disease, water ... Treatment #management #nephrology ... #sodium
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... Measure urine osmolality ... vaptans (HF/liver disease ... Treatment #management #nephrology ... #sodium
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
- Differential Diagnosis ... Classicallyā€¯ noted with pulmonary ... GBS, Myasthenia gravis ... restrictive lung disease ... #Summary #Nephrology