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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
Glomerular Diseases ... glomerulonephritis - Berger disease ... Minimal change disease ... - Amyloidosis ... #Glomerular #Diseases
Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
Classification of ... arteritis - Inflammatory ... - Kawasaki disease ... and infectious diseases ... syndrome induced by chronic
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea ... Differential Diagnosis • Inflammatory ... Giardiasis • Inflammatory ... overgrowth, Celiac disease ... , Scleroderma, Amyloidosis
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
cisplatin) - Chronic ... Various renal diseases ... (e.g. renal amyloidosis ... ssyndrome, sickle cell disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Syphilis, Lyme disease ... , Leprosy • Inflammatory ... , Sarcoidosis, Amyloidosis ... Charcot-Marie-Tooth, Fabry's disease ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
Classification, ... - Acute and chronic ... kidney disease ... #Hyponatremia #Classification ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table
Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic ... Disease - Laboratory ... in underlying inflammatory ... #Disease #Laboratory ... Testing #Comparison #Table
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Vascular (SDH), Inflammatory ... paraneoplastic syndromes), Inflammatory ... - Systemic: Chronic ... Autoimmune, OSA Chronic ... neurocognitive disease
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
amyloid A (AA) → Chronic ... Inflammatory Conditions ... Bronchiectasis, Chronic ... the extent of disease ... AA Protein: Chronic
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Chronic Obstructive ... Pulmonary Disease ... PFTs • COPD Classification ... Antimuscarinics) - Anti-inflammatory ... Obstructive #Pulmonary #Disease