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Kidney stone type, corresponding urine sediment, urinary risk factors, and associated clinical settings.
#Diagnosis #Nephrology #Urine #Microscopy
Kidney stone type ... corresponding urine ... sediment, urinary ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #Urinary #Kidney
Urine Microscopy - Kidney Stones and Crystals 

Uric Acid, Cystine, Hippurate, Cloth Fiber, Tyrosine, CaOx, CaP,
Urine Microscopy ... - Kidney Stones ... @Neph_Sim #Urine ... #Key #Nephrology ... #Sediment #Kidney
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
Management of Pediatric Kidney ... using urine strainer ... Targeted Rx: • PRIMARY ... : Liver and/or kidney ... #Pediatrics #nephrology
Increased Urination - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Increased Volume / Frequency
 • Increased osmotic load (Increased
mannitol), Chronic kidney ... • Inability of kidneys ... /Inflammation: Urinary ... Pelvic Muscle Tone ... Differential #Diagnosis #Urinary
Causes of Nephrolithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radio-opaque - Calcium-containing - 90% of stones
Radiolucent - Non-calcium 10%
Uric Acid Stones ... : • Urinary tract ... solubility: • Low urine ... Medullary sponge kidney ... Nephrolithiasis #Nephrology
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary ... alkalosis • Kidney ... Cl- outside the kidneys ... Metabolic #Alkalosis #Urinary ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
Lower Urinary Tract ... deposition -> Urinary ... Infection of the kidney ... supersaturation of urine ... -> Struvite stones
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
Acute Kidney Injury ... obstruction along the urinary ... stone • Tumor ... Trauma to the urinary ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... microscopy / urinary ... calcium Optional: urinary ... imaging #Acute #Kidney ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polyuria - Urine Output > 3L/day, Increased Urine Volume (>2ml/min)
Osmotic
day, Increased Urine ... Deprivation Test • Primary ... >50% - Proper kidney ... - Unresponsive Kidney ... #Polyuria #Nephrology