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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
Nephrotic Syndromes ... Nephritic syndrome ... Nephrotic syndrome ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Nephrotic vs Nephritic syndromes - Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases 

#Nephritic #Nephrotic #Syndromes #Spectrum #Classification #Glomerular #Diseases
syndromes - Spectrum ... of Glomerular Diseases ... #Nephrotic #Syndromes ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Framework Rule ... Rhabdomyolysis, Tumor lysis syndrome ... Transcellular Shift ... acidosis, DKA Kidney Disease ... #Framework #Workup
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Workup for Hypophosphatemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Rule ... Transcellular Shift ... #Framework #Workup
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Shift Work) Sleep ... Restless Legs Syndrome ... Disorders • Neurologic ... Parkinson's, MS)
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
C3, C4 - Test for ... glomerular #testing #workup ... #diagnosis #glomerulonephritis ... #nephrotic #nephritic ... #nephrology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Hearing ... include a: • Neurologic ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... ○ HIV ○ Lyme disease
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework PseudoHyperkalemia ... Intracellular Shift ... - Tumor lysis syndrome ... • Addison’s disease
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
for glomerular disease ... . 5) C3, C4 - Test ... #workup #diagnosis ... initial #testing #nephrology ... #nephrotic #nephritis
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework PseudoHyperkalemia ... Intracellular Shift ... - Tumor lysis syndrome ... • Addison’s disease