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Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
and SUN Classification ... body, vitreous, retina ... secondary glaucoma and retinal ... #SUN #Classification ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) 
Type 1 - Failure of secretion
Type 2 - Bicarbonate wasting
Type 4 -
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... salt diet #Renal ... #Tubular #Acidosis ... #RTA #types #classification ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) Diagnosis and Management
 • Distal (type 1) RTA
 • Proximal (type 2)
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... Diagnosis and Management ... #Tubular #Acidosis ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #nephrology #table
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
degeneration - Retina ... Ischemic Optic Neuropathy ... , Retinal Hemorrhage ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Mineralocorticoid excess - Renal ... tubular acidosis ... - Salt wasting nephropathy ... Potassium #Table #Classification ... #Causes
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Distal Renal Tubular ... Acidosis (RTA) ... Distal #Diagnosis #Management ... #Nephrology #Causes ... #RenalTubular #Acidosis
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
- Nociceptive/Neuropathic ... longer duration Neuropathic ... • Complex regional ... Pain #Mechanisms #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Renal Tubular Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Serum K, Urine pH < 5.5 - Proximal RTA
Decreased
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... Tubular Acidosis ... nephritis, Sickle cell nephropathy ... #Tubular #Acidosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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ischemic optic neuropathy ... chronic optic neuropathy ... Caused by decreased ... Ocular causes - ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
Classification, ... Drugs - SIADH Renal ... - Salt-losing nephropathy ... #Hyponatremia #Classification ... Diagnosis #Table #Causes