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Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
require urgent nephrology ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... Assess UA w/ microscopy ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... osmolarity If cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Person Syndrome (SPS ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... antibody that works ... sleep DDx: • Neuromyotonia ... Management #treatment #neurology
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... contrast (most sn/sp ... Evaluate underlying cause ... Ruled out other causes ... #CVA #stroke #workup
Coccidioides on culture and microscopy

This was coccidioides sp (in this particular case was posadasii, although morphologically
on culture and microscopy ... was coccidioides sp ... this particular case ... brown from age - Microscopic ... #clinical #microbiology
Rhizopus spp. on microscopy
 - rhizoids ("roots") immediately below non-branched sporangiophores
 - most common cause of
Rhizopus spp. on ... microscopy - rhizoids ... - most common cause ... Rhizopus #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology
Moraxella catarrhalis on culture and microscopy
Only 1-5% of adults are colonized with this Gram neg diplococci
on culture and microscopy ... It can be the cause ... Other Moraxella spp ... catarrhalis #culture #microscopy ... #clinical #microbiology
Capnocytophaga spp on Culture and Blood Smear
Associated w/ dog/human oral flora, can cause bacteremia in immunocompromised
Capnocytophaga spp ... oral flora, can cause ... Smear #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Weakness, cramping, nausea ... reabsorption) Workup ... only if no clear cause ... edema - SPS ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
Subglottic stenoses (SGS) during systemic diseases
Subglottic stenosis (SGS) = congenital (children) or acquired (adult) characterized by
Subglottic stenoses (SGS ... cartilage Diagnostic Work-up ... • Bronchial fibroscopy ... PET-CT Acquired causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes