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Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Utilizing Uric Acid 
ADH promotes Urea/uric acid excretion along with water
Hyponatremia Differential ... Urine Sodium 4) Serum ... High Uric Acid → renal ... salt wasting By Rachel ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Algorithm and Differential ... blood count with differential ... ultrasonography, serum ... myoglobin • Myeloma: serum ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Renal Tubular Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Serum K, Urine pH < 5.5 - Proximal RTA
Decreased
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... - Differential ... RTA Decreased Serum ... Tubular #Acidosis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- Hx of AKI/CKD ... protein/Cr - Renal ... 21% - AKI on CKD ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential
Approach to Hypomagnesemia 

Fractional excretion of magnesium = (urine magnesium x serum creatinine)/ [0.7 (serum magnesium
urine magnesium x serum ... creatinine)/ [0.7 (serum ... cells FEMg >4% = renal ... Hypomagnesemia #algorithm #differential ... diagnosis #causes #nephrology
Impact and Challenges With Vitamin D to Treat Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
patients with CKD ... Noted reduction in serum ... Noted reduction in serum ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Nephrology #Management
Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Serum Mg: GI losses, Renal losses, Alcoholism, Malnutrition, Drug-Induced
Hypocalcemia - Differential ... Algorithm • Low Serum ... Mg: GI losses, Renal ... Hyperparathyroidism: CKD ... very rare) • Low Serum
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential ... pH > 5.5 • Serum ... pH < 5.5 • Serum ... Metabolic #NAGMA #Differential ... Diagnosis #Workup #nephrology
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Hyperphosphatemia - Differential ... Disease: • AKI, CKD ... Increased Renal ... Hyperphosphatemia #Differential ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Kidney Disease - Differential ... 3 months Pre-Renal ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... #Differential #