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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
and Nephrotic Syndromes ... Nephritic syndrome ... - Membranous nephropathy ... Classification #Nephrology ... Recommended Text: Nephrology
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome - Herpes Zoster Oticus 
Triad:
1. Ipsilateral facial paralysis 
2. Ear pain 
3. Vesicles
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome ... Peripheral motor neuropathy ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... • Stroke syndromes ... Oticus #Diagnosis #Symptoms
Algorithm showing a stepwise approach to the assessment and investigation of a possible neuropathy. CIDP, chronic
of a possible neuropathy ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... HNPP, hereditary neuropathy ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Neuropathy #Peripheral
Diabetic Nephropathy - Timeline of Important Trials

Dr. Lovy Gaur https://twitter.com/drlovygaur

#Diabetic #Nephropathy #EBM #VisualAbstract #Trials #Nephrology #Timeline
Diabetic Nephropathy ... #Diabetic #Nephropathy ... VisualAbstract #Trials #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
chain (LC) cast nephropathy ... Secondary Membranous nephropathy ... Capillary leak syndrome ... ifosfomide • Crystal nephropathy ... Classification #Nephrology
Diabetes – diabetic nephropathy
Majority of the literature in the area is applied to the diabetic nephropathy
Diabetes – diabetic nephropathy ... to the diabetic nephropathy ... cause of diabetic nephropathy ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology ... CKD #Diabetic #Nephropathy
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Drugs • Diabetic Nephropathy ... • Obstructive uropathy ... • Sickle-cell nephropathy ... Diagnosis #algorithm #nephrology
Peripheral Neuropathy - Diagnostic Schema and Differential Diagnosis

Hereditary
Common Causes
Rapid Onset
Subacute/Chronic Onset
 - Multifocal
 - Focal
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Peripheral Neuropathy ... #Peripheral #Neuropathy ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
- Nociceptive/Neuropathic ... longer duration Neuropathic ... Neuroma • Neuropathy ... regional pain syndrome ... Pain #Mechanisms #Neurology
Peripheral Nervous System Disorders

1 Anterior Horn Cell
2 Spinal Roots and Nerves 
3 Peripheral Nerve—Mono-neuropathy  
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Peripheral Nerve—Mono-neuropathy ... Lesions #Nerve #Neuropathy ... #Neurology #Localization