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Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic ... Family history, ultrasound ... • Medullary cystic ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD ... #Nephrology #Differential
Cardiorenal Syndrome (CRS) Types
 • Type 1 - Acute CRS: Alteration of renal perfusion is the
Hypertension, CKD ... hemodialysis and fluids shifts ... may be in cause ... Syndrome #CRS #Types #cardiology ... #nephrology
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... conditions: Acute & chronic ... Adenomyomatosis, Cystic ... Differential #Diagnosis #radiology ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease (ACKD) Screening and Management
 • Asymptomatic dialysis/renal transplant patient, aged >60 years,
Acquired Cystic ... life expectancy → Ultrasound ... #Acquired #Cystic ... #surveillance #radiology ... #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Hyperkalemia: • CKD ... Intracellular Shift ... trauma - Ischemic colonic ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... potassium #high #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia: • CKD ... Intracellular Shift ... trauma - Ischemic colonic ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... potassium #high #nephrology