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Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
Blood pressure - Normal ... venous pressure - Normal ... Serum albumin - Normal ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... Comparison #Table #Nephrology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Extra-renal Losses: • Normal ... Acid-Base: Low ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes ... #potassium #low ... #nephrology
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Hyperplasia • Normal ... Al, Normal R - ... Cushing's syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology ... #causes #low #potassium
Workup of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High or Normal PTH:
 • Hyperparathyroidism: Parathyroid adenoma, Parathyroid hyperplasia,
Algorithm High or Normal ... Hypercalcemia Low ... Malignancy • Normal ... PTHrP: - Low ... Algorithm #Workup #nephrology
Low Anion Gap - Various causes and mechanisms of a Low Anion Gap
 • Hypoalbuminemia (1gm
Low Anion Gap - ... Various causes and ... anion gap) • Normal ... #AnionGap #causes ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Renal Losses: • Normal ... Estrogen based Rx • Normal ... ADHR, XLHR - Normal ... or Low FGF-23: ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
unilateral; • Slow ... reexposed to light; • Normal ... Holmes-Adie Syndrome ... dissociation • Other causes ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Low-normal EABV ... , Low Plasma HCO3 ... • Distal RTA Low-normal ... Plasma HCO3- • Low ... algorithm #diagnosis #nephrology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
wasting from other causes ... consumption • Low ... /Normal Blood Pressure ... differential #potassium #nephrology ... #low
Approach to Hypomagnesemia 

Fractional excretion of magnesium = (urine magnesium x serum creatinine)/ [0.7 (serum magnesium
renal function is normal ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #nephrology #magnesium ... #low