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Sickle Cell Disease and the Eye 

Ocular Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease

 - Hyphema is Dangerous
Sickle Cell Disease ... of Sickle Cell Disease ... is Dangerous in SCD ... sickling - SCD ... #SickleCell #Disease
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Nephropathy
 • Cortical Manifestations
    - Main issue: Hemolysis-associated endothelial
Sickle Cell Disease ... (SCD) Nephropathy ... #SickleCell #Disease ... #SCD #Nephropathy ... #differential #nephrology
Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
• Increase in SCr ... Chronic Kidney Disease ... Acute Kidney Diseases ... months No Kidney Disease ... #Definitions #nephrology
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
Algorithmic Approach ... Thalassemia • ACD ... Non-hemolytic: ACD ... Non-megaloblastic: Liver disease ... #Anemia #MCV #Algorithm
Drug Induced Kidney Injury
 • Pre-Renal: NSAIDS, CNI, ACEI/ARB, IL-2 therapy, Diuretics CAR-T therapy
 • Osmotic
• Glomerular Disease ... Membranous GN, MCD ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #nephrology #Medications
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
Glomerular Diseases ... Minimal change disease ... #Glomerular #Diseases ... Classification #Nephrology ... Recommended Text: Nephrology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
anemia, Chronic disease ... , Hemoglobin SC ... SD disease, S-beta ... , Hemoglobin SC ... disease Red Cell
Workup of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High or Normal PTH:
 • Hyperparathyroidism: Parathyroid adenoma, Parathyroid hyperplasia,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Skeletal metastatic disease ... Granulomatous diseases ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Workup #nephrology
Algorithmic Approach to the Patient with Azotemia

#Azotemia #AKI #Nephrology #Diagnosis #Differential #Algorithm #Management
Algorithmic Approach ... Azotemia #AKI #Nephrology ... #Differential #Algorithm
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated PTH (High or normal):
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Low
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Granulomatous Disease ... Tumors: Lung, SCC ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm