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Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
→ Evaluate for nephrolithiasis ... Symptoms of UTI, urine ... WBCs, or urine ... → Urine culture ... urology #blood #urine
Nephrolithiasis: Medications Associated with Renal Stones
 • Hypercalciuria: Furosemide, Topiramate, Vitamin D/Calcium, Glucocorticoids
 • Precipitation of
Nephrolithiasis: ... /metabolite in urine ... C • Increased urine ... SwastiThinks #Nephrolithiasis
Causes of Nephrolithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radio-opaque - Calcium-containing - 90% of stones
Radiolucent - Non-calcium 10%
Causes of Nephrolithiasis ... solubility: • Low urine ... #RenalStones #Nephrolithiasis
Increased Urinary Frequency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-increased urine volume (<2mL/min), Rule out polyuria
Extrinsic to Urinary Tract:
Non-increased urine ... Prostate cancer • Nephrolithiasis
Indications for Parathyroidectomy in Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • All patients with symptomatic PHPT
 • Serum calcium 1
renal involvement (nephrolithiasis ... nephrocalcinosis, 24h urine
Possible Causes of Altered Urine Color 

Red 
    Foods: beets, blackberries, rhubarb
Causes of Altered Urine ... tract infections, nephrolithiasis ... Purple (Purple Urine ... #Altered #Urine
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Chronic rejection, Nephrolithiasis ... kidney #blood #urine
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
retrieve stone using urine ... Protein diet - Urine ... Protein diet - Urine ... Pediatrics #nephrology #nephrolithiasis
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
Ca2+] load, Incr urine ... [Ca2+] -> Nephrolithiasis
Causes Abnormal Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Turbid White Urine (Albinuria):
 • Chyluria, Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Malignancy, Phosphaturia,
Causes Abnormal Urine ... Diagnosis Turbid White Urine ... listed under green urine ... * Green Urine: ... : • Purple Urine