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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
Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Ascites Differential Diagnosis ... Table - Serum Ascites ... ) SAAG ≥ 1.1: ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #Serum #
Table 1. Equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in adults based on serum creatinine concentration*.
#Diagnosis
Table 1. ... filtration rate (eGFR ... adults based on serum ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #Equations #Calculation
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
usefulness of the serum ... in addition to serum ... formulas are shown in Table ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #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
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
 -
Localization Anterior Circulation ... artery Posterior circulation ... Localization #Effects #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Table ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Table

 • Step 1: Correct for hyperglycemia. Corrected Na = [(glucose - 100)/
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis ... Table • Step ... repeat BMP • Serum ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #nephrology
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
casts - Absent Serum ... casts - Present Serum ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... Nephritic #Comparison #Table ... #Nephrology #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
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
simple arithmetic calculations ... patient is still able ... Gerstmann #Syndrome #neurology ... #diagnosis