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Impact and Challenges With Vitamin D to Treat Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Patients With Chronic ... Noted reduction in serum ... Noted reduction in serum ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Nephrology #Management
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
Diagnosis and Management ... protein, culture • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient ... (SAAG): > 1.1 g ... • If AKI/CKD ... Summary #Hepatology #SAAG
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Diagnosis and Management ... Decrease dosage in CKD ... attack + stage ≥3 CKD ... nephrolithiasis, serum ... Gout #diagnosis #management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... Spore ingestion → colonic ... improvement with Tx Management ... doi.org/10.1093/cid ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Calculate serum ... correction of chronic ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
Algorithm for Management of Acute and Chronic Hyperkalemia
Acute Hyperkalemia:
 - IV calcium (10 mL of 10%)
Algorithm for Management ... of Acute and Chronic ... optimal dose after serum ... Hyperkalemia #Algorithm #Management ... #treatment #nephrology
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
(91%): Acute / Chronic ... swelling or a chronic ... Culture 3) Ag serum ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Management of Pruritus ... Patients with Chronic ... Polycythemia vera) Management ... Uremic #Uremia #Management ... #Nephrology #CKD
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
85% • < 50% in chronic ... infection) • Chronic ... prep CSF and serum ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management