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Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Leptospirosis, Rat-bite ... infectiousdisease #fever #differential ... #management #treatment
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
ratio 0.5%) Differential ... tubular acidosis (RTA ... Rhabdomyolysis Treatment
Renal Tubular Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Serum K, Urine pH < 5.5 - Proximal RTA
Decreased
Tubular Acidosis - Differential ... 5.5 - Proximal RTA ... Hypokalemic distal RTA ... @uncimchiefs #RTA ... Tubular #Acidosis #Differential
Urine Anion Gap in NAGMA
NA + K - Cl = surrogate for Urine NH4+
NH4+ is excreted
distrubances - Proximal RTA ... imparied: - Distal RTA ... - Type 4 RTA ... NAGMA #diagnosis #differential
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
depression Chronic: dRTA ... paralysis • Distal-RTA ... may be ↑ or ↓ Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Renal Tubular Acidosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Hyperkalemic Type 4 RTA
 • Hypokalemic Type 1 RTA
Hyperkalemic Type 4 RTA ... Hypokalemic Type 1 RTA ... • RTA of renal ... Proximal Type 2 RTA ... #RTA #Renal #Tubular
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Tubular Acidosis (RTA ... ThePeanutKidney #RTA ... Nephrology #Causes #Differential
Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) Diagnosis and Management
 • Distal (type 1) RTA
 • Proximal (type 2)
Tubular Acidosis (RTA ... Distal (type 1) RTA ... Proximal (type 2) RTA ... Hyperkalemic (type 4) RTA ... #rta #Renal #Tubular
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential ... Type 1: Distal RTA ... Type 2: Proximal RTA ... : Hyperkalemic RTA ... Metabolic #NAGMA #Differential
Causes of Non-Gap Metabolic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Anion Gap (<14) (Loss of Bicarbonate) -
Metabolic Acidosis - Differential ... High FE-HCO3 • RTA ... - Low TTKG • RTA ... High TTKG • RTA ... NonGap #Nephrology #Differential