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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 ... secretion Cannot lower ... Diagnosis #Management #Nephrology
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
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
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
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Seen in this patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology
Gowers' Sign on ... dystrophy (DMD) #Gowers ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #clinical
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
Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) Ttype 2 Overview

HCO3 reabsorptive failure
Lowering of threshold for HCO3 absorption in
Tubular Acidosis (RTA ... acidification intact Can lower ... ThePeanutKidney #RTA ... Diagnosis #Management #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
Granular & “Muddy Brown” Casts on Urine Microscopy
A. Finely granular cast B. slightly coarser granular cast
Brown” Casts on Urine ... “urine poker quads ... appreciated at low power ... compared to high power ... Microscopy #Clinical #Nephrology