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

Red 
    Foods: beets, blackberries, rhubarb
Causes of Altered Urine ... tract infections, nephrolithiasis ... Purple (Purple Urine ... #Altered #Urine ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Chronic rejection, Nephrolithiasis ... #differential #diagnosis ... kidney #blood #urine
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
Ca2+] load, Incr urine ... [Ca2+] -> Nephrolithiasis ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Indications for Parathyroidectomy in Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • All patients with symptomatic PHPT
 • Serum calcium 1
renal involvement (nephrolithiasis ... nephrocalcinosis, 24h urine
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Inflammatory Disease • Nephrolithiasis ... Inflammatory Disease • Nephrolithiasis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes Abnormal Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Turbid White Urine (Albinuria):
 • Chyluria, Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Malignancy, Phosphaturia,
Causes Abnormal Urine ... - Differential Diagnosis ... * Green Urine: ... : • Purple Urine ... #Differential #Diagnosis