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Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
- Differential Diagnosis ... (Negative urine ... proliferative • Anti-GBM ... #Nephrology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Urine Specific Gravity - Interpretation
Specific Gravity = Density of urine / Density of water
SG close to
Urine Specific Gravity ... 1.010: • Advanced kidney ... Glycosuria • Proteinuria ... Interpretation #diagnosis ... #differential #nephrology
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis ... WBCs, or urine ... → Urine culture ... glomerular bleeding (proteinuria ... uw_IMresidency #Hematuria #Diagnosis
Kidney stone type, corresponding urine sediment, urinary risk factors, and associated clinical settings.
#Diagnosis #Nephrology #Urine #Microscopy
Kidney stone type ... corresponding urine ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #Urine #Microscopy ... #Urinary #Kidney
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
syndrome—due to GBM ... RBC casts in urine ... Proteinuria often ... Massive proteinuria ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Albuminuria (Grades) and Risk for CKD
Normal to mildly increased albuminuria:
 - Albumin excretion rate: < 30
of progressive kidney ... Nephrotic-range proteinuria ... : - Urine total ... classification #CKD #nephrology ... #diagnosis #proteinuria
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Differential Diagnosis ... ANCA, ANA, Anti-GBM ... imaging #Acute #Kidney ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Medicare versus VA Visual Abstract Sarah Gleeson @sarah_gleeson_
Dialysis Initiation and Mortality Among Older Veterans With Kidney
Veterans With Kidney ... jamainternmed.2018.0411 #EBM ... #Nephrology #NephJC ... VeteransAffairs #VisualAbstract
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
hematuria and/or proteinuria ... dysmorphic RBCs in urine ... Comparison #Algorithm #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis
Urine Microscopy - Kidney Stones and Crystals 

Uric Acid, Cystine, Hippurate, Cloth Fiber, Tyrosine, CaOx, CaP,
Urine Microscopy ... - Kidney Stones ... Differential #Shapes #Diagnosis ... #Stones #Key #Nephrology ... #Sediment #Kidney