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Renal Tubular Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Serum K, Urine pH < 5.5 - Proximal RTA
Decreased
Decreased Serum K, Urine ... 5.5 - Proximal RTA ... Decreased Serum K, Urine ... obstruction • Urine ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Tubular Acidosis (RTA ... diagnosis with direct urine ... Failure to acidify urine ... ThePeanutKidney #RTA ... Diagnosis #Management #Nephrology
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Tubular Acidosis (RTA ... Type 1: Distal RTA ... Type 2: Proximal RTA ... : Hyperkalemic RTA ... Diagnosis #Workup #nephrology
Urine Osmolar Gap Calculation

Urine Osmolar Gap represents ammonium salts = Measured Urine Osmolality - (2 x
Urine Osmolar Gap ... Calculation Urine ... Gap / 2 < 150 -> RTA ... 1 and 4 Urine ... OsmolarGap #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Pediatric Status Epilepticus Algorithm 

#Status #Epilepticus #Algorithm #Pediatrics #Peds #Neurology #Seizure
Pediatric Status ... Epilepticus #Algorithm #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Neurology
Hyperkalemic Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) Type 4 - 

Failure to acidify urine in collecting duct
Tubular Acidosis (RTA ... Failure to acidify urine ... ThePeanutKidney #RTA ... Diagnosis #Management #Nephrology
Urine Anion Gap in NAGMA
NA + K - Cl = surrogate for Urine NH4+
NH4+ is excreted
Urine Anion Gap ... surrogate for Urine ... imparied: - Distal RTA ... - Type 4 RTA ... ThePeanutKidney #Urine
Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric ... Leukocytes in the urine ... ANC > 10000 #Pediatrics
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Urine K+ <13 mEq ... loss: Diarrhea Urine ... • Proximal RTA ... • Distal RTA ... algorithm #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Proteinuria (Negative urine ... reabsorption • RTA ... Proteinuria (Positive urine ... albuminuria) - Active urine ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology