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Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Distal Renal Tubular ... What is it Failure ... Distal #Diagnosis #Management ... #Nephrology #Causes ... #Differential #
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... (HAGMA) - Differential ... ketoacidosis Renal ... failure Ketoacidosis ... #HAGMA #Differential
Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) Ttype 2 Overview

HCO3 reabsorptive failure
Lowering of threshold for HCO3 absorption in
Proximal Renal Tubular ... Acidosis (RTA) ... HCO3 reabsorptive failure ... Proximal #Diagnosis #Management ... #Nephrology
Hyperkalemic Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) Type 4 - 

Failure to acidify urine in collecting duct
Hyperkalemic Distal Renal ... Tubular Acidosis ... ) Type 4 - Failure ... Hyperkalemic #Diagnosis #Management ... #Nephrology #RenalTubular
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Hyponatremia - Differential ... tubal acidosis ... failure Hypervolemia ... Cirrhosis, Cardiac failure ... Algorithm #Causes #nephrology
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Hyperuricemia - Differential ... • Diabetic acidosis ... • Chronic renal ... failure • ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... failure (uremia ... - Diarrhea - Renal ... /Chronic renal failure ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
oxoproline) • Renal ... failure (acute ... Renal acidosis ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... - Metabolic acidosis ... insufficiency/Failure ... #hyperkalemia #differential ... potassium #high #nephrology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
hypertension and signs ... papilledema, heart failure ... bruit or signs ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... Neurologic disorders