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Fractional Excretion of Sodium - FENa
Fractional Excretion of Sodium (FENa) = (Urine Na+ x Serum Cr)
= (Urine Na+ x Serum ... Cr) / (Serum Na ... Excretion #Sodium #nephrology ... #calculation #diagnosis
Renal Tubular Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Serum K, Urine pH < 5.5 - Proximal RTA
Decreased
- Differential Diagnosis ... RTA Decreased Serum ... tract obstruction, Chronic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Pathophysiology ... disorders - Chronic ... • Sepsis Complications ... #Pathophysiology
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
usefulness of the serum ... in addition to serum ... assistant medical calculation ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... EGFR #Equations #Calculation
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Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Chronic Hypertensive ... Hemorrhages • Serum ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology ... ophthalmology #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #complications
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
late adulthood • Diagnosis ... noninfectious complications ... Autoimmunity • Chronic ... conditions Diagnosis ... Malignancies • Chronic
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
- Differential Diagnosis ... pH > 5.5 • Serum ... Surgical drains - Chronic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Workup #nephrology
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
resorbed into the circulation ... resolve by 72 hours Complications ... #OtitisMedia #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Table 1. Equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in adults based on serum creatinine concentration*.
#Diagnosis
adults based on serum ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... EGFR #Equations #Calculation
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
commonly due to chronic ... A known complication ... Korsakoff #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #comparison #neurology