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The GFR Clock for Staging CKD

Staging CKD is most frequently done by calculating the estimated glomerular
These calculations ... on a patient’s serum ... creatinine (a muscle ... After calculating ... @JustinBerk #Diagnosis
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
Table 1. Equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in adults based on serum creatinine concentration*.
#Diagnosis
adults based on serum ... creatinine concentration ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... EGFR #Equations #Calculation ... #Formulas #Creatinine
Approach to Hypomagnesemia 

Fractional excretion of magnesium = (urine magnesium x serum creatinine)/ [0.7 (serum magnesium
creatinine)/ [0.7 ... (serum magnesium ... x urine creatinine ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #nephrology
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
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Pathophysiology ... • Sepsis Complications ... Differential Diagnoses ... #Pathophysiology
Dermatomyositis (DM) and Polymyositis (PM): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Elevated Antinuclear Antibodies: Anti-Jo-1, Anti-OJ, Anti-Mi2, Anti-SRP, Anti-EJ,
enzyme levels in serum ... : Creatinine kinase ... Polymyositis #PM #Diagnosis ... #Pathophysiology
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
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Spot PC (protein/creatinine ... expensive Serum ... Serum or urine for ... testing #workup #diagnosis ... nephrotic #nephritic #nephrology
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations

 • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
) & Decr blood circulation ... Manifestations #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications