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The GFR Clock for Staging CKD

Staging CKD is most frequently done by calculating the estimated glomerular
frequently done by calculating ... These calculations ... on a patient’s serum ... 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 ... #Equations #Calculation
Complications of CKD
 - Patients with stages 1-3 ([GFR] >30 mL/min) of CKD are generally asymptomatic;
Complications of ... with stages 1-3 ([GFR ... #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #CKD ... #Complications
Table 1. Equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in adults based on serum creatinine concentration*.
#Diagnosis
filtration rate (eGFR ... adults based on serum ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... CockcroftGault #EGFR ... #Equations #Calculation
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
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
- Differential Diagnosis ... insufficiency (GFR ... pH > 5.5 • Serum ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Workup #nephrology
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
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
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations

 • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
) & Decr blood circulation ... Manifestations #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Fractional Excretion of Urea - FEurea
Fractional Excretion of Urea (FEurea) = (Urine Urea x Serum Cr)
(Urine Urea x Serum ... Cr) / (Serum Urea ... #Urea #FEUrea #nephrology ... #calculation #diagnosis