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Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
conditions all of which cause ... different types/causes ... Diagnosis #IM #Nephro ... RenalTubularAcidosis #Features #Table
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
that any given case ... implies being able ... it has a narrow focus ... NegativePredictiveValue #Calculation ... #Table #PPV #NPV
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Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
simple arithmetic calculations ... patient is still able ... to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause
Major Segments of the Nephron and their Functions 
 - Glomerulus - Formation of glomerular filtrate
Segments of the Nephron ... organic acids and bases ... vasopressin control #Nephron ... Pathophysiology #Tubules #Table
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... Abhilash Koratala MD @NephroP ... Diagnosis #radiology #POCUS
Renal Infarction on POCUS

An illustrative case of renal infarction: Note that there is almost no color
Infarction on POCUS ... An illustrative case ... - NephroPOCUS @NephroP ... Renal #Infarction #POCUS
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Urinary Bladder Volume Measurement on POCUS

We assume bladder is an ellipsoid 
Bladder volume = Length x
Measurement on POCUS ... ://twitter.com/NephroP ... #Measurement #Calculation ... #POCUS #Diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... The most common causes ... - Many other causes ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... needed to restore circulation
Normal hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound tracing
1) a large antegrade waveform (negative velocity) noted during early and
in RA pressure caused ... This wave is caused ... - NephroPOCUS @NephroP ... tracing #diagnosis #pocus
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Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
in the coronary circulation ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... off the coronary circulation ... may not be the case