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Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
• Increase in SCr ... • Increase in SCr ... per 1.73 m2 • Stable ... damage #AKI #CKD ... #nephrology #acute
Diabetes Medications Summary Table
Insulin
Lifestyle modifications
Metformin
Sulfonylureas
GLP-1 receptor agonists - ↓ major adverse CV events
TZDs
DPP-4 inhibitors
SGLT2 inhibitors -
Medications Summary Table ... Improved outcomes in CKD ... EricsMedicalLectures/featured ... #medications #table ... #comparison #management
Pharmacokinetics of commonly used diuretics medications in CKD, Cirrhotic Ascites, and Heart Failure
 • Furosemide
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medications in CKD ... Spironolactone MCW Nephrology ... Pharmacokinetics #halflife #comparison ... #table
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
• Associated Features ... • Associated Features ... • Associated Features ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology #table
Histiocytosis - Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD)
Comparison of Features by Age,
disease (RDD) Comparison ... of Features by ... Histiocytosis #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #features ... management #LCH #ECD
Hypernatremia Classification and Features According to Volume Status
 - Hypervolemic hypernatremia - Cushing's syndrome, Primary hyperaldosteronism,
Classification and Features ... Classification #Features ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table #Nephrology
Rapid, increasing signs of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) is an important key feature of NMS. EPS, associated
important key feature ... creatine kinase (CK ... NeurolepticMalignant #Comparison ... #Table
Pruritus Treatment Algorithm for Hemodialysis Patients 

Non-PharmacoIogicaI Measures 
 • Use gentle soap e.g. Dove
Pruritus Treatment Algorithm ... Non-PharmacoIogicaI Measures ... Pruritus #Treatment #Algorithm ... Uremia #Management #Nephrology ... #CKD
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
VBG (acidosis), CK ... Elimination (see Table ... Terbutaline 7 µg/kg SC ... failure of other measures ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
of diet therapy CD ... NG tube); • CD-TREAT ... Diet derived from SCD ... IBD #Nutrition #comparison ... #table #management