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Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
t-PA, heparin Acute ... Phosphate Load: ... Rhabdomyolysis, Tumor lysis syndrome ... CKD Increased Renal ... #nephrology
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Decreased intake/absorption: Starvation, Alcoholism, Malabsorption, Phosphate binder use
 • Redistribution/
Malabsorption, Phosphate ... ), Hungry bone syndrome ... • Renal losses ... Algorithm #causes #nephrology ... #phosphate
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Shift: Refeeding Syndrome ... , Acute Respiratory ... Tumor Genesis Syndrome ... (MM, lymphoma, cancer ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... enlargement Prostate cancer ... Cervical cancer ... #Differential #Nephrology ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
paraproteinemia, acute ... Fractional Excretion of Phosphate ... Insulin/Glucose, Acute ... FEPO4 ≥ 5% - Renal ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Acute Kidney Injury ... Cancer Related ... gammopathy of renal ... cyclophosphamide) #Acute ... Classification #Nephrology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... thromboembolism, renal ... fibrosis, cervical cancer ... tumors INTRINSINC RENAL ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
at least 50% Renal ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... Sjögren) Post-Renal ... Constipation • Prostate Cancer ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Hematuria in Post-Renal ... carcinoma., Prostate cancer ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... #blood #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
Kidney Stones Acute ... Surgical Rx: • ACUTE ... - Neutral phosphate ... Monitoring for extra-renal ... #Pediatrics #nephrology