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Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
Pupillary Defect ... pupillary defect ... It is a clear sign ... #Pupillary #Defect ... Pupils #MacrusGunn #PhysicalExam
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Signs ... Haptoglobin • ↑ LDH ... : Membrane defects ... Hemolytic #Anemias #Differential
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis
Excess Intake of Water:
 • Primary polydipsia (a.k.a. "psychogenic polydipsia")
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of Polyuria - Differential ... Other: Mannitol Defect ... production Of ADH ... Nephrogenic DI (Renal ... resistance to ADH
Hyponatremia (<135 mEq/L) is a common electrolyte abnormality caused by an excess of total body water
osmolality helps to differentiate ... hyponatremia in renal ... the hypothalamus detect ... sodium in the renal ... are part of the afferent
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Algorithm and Differential ... blood count with differential ... clinical context and signs ... fragmentocytes, LDH ... Workup #Algorithm #Differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... feature, PRS can affect ... coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... (diagnostic of DAH ... #Syndromes #differential
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE.
•	Cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout the body. 
•	Oxidoreductase, enzyme of the anaerobic metabolic pathway.
•	Heart,
cells release LDH ... production): Warburg effect ... -1 through LDH-5 ... , have differential ... expression in different
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Diagnostic Approach and Differential ... shifting dullness detect ... dullness, puddle sign ... incisional). 3) Signs ... Cell count and differential
Causes of Non-Gap Metabolic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Anion Gap (<14) (Loss of Bicarbonate) -
Metabolic Acidosis - Differential ... albumin (from 40) add ... Diarrhea • Fistula Renal ... Loss - Direct Loss ... NonGap #Nephrology #Differential
Signs and Symptoms of Renal Infarction
 • Abdominal or flank pain
 • Leukocytosis
 • Fever
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Signs and Symptoms ... of Renal Infarction ... Elevations of serum LDH ... finding of perfusion defects ... #Infarction #Signs