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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
Evaluating a Patient with Presumed Cushing Syndrome

#Cushings #Syndrome #Disease #Algorithm #Workup #Dexamethasone #Suppression #Test #diagnosis
Evaluating a Patient ... #Disease #Algorithm ... #Workup #Dexamethasone ... #Suppression #Test ... #diagnosis
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
- Differential Diagnosis ... Rhabdomyolysis, Tumor lysis syndrome ... Transcellular Shift ... acidosis, DKA Kidney Disease ... #phosphate #nephrology
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
patients with anemia, diagnose ... disease with serology ... supplementation • Patient ... Gastrointestinal #Evaluation #workup ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
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)
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... withdrawal of suspected agent ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Causes #Screening #Workup
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
• These shifts ... due to chronic disease ... deficiency (thiamine) Late ... malabsorption • Nephrotic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
of the patient ... hemolytic-uremic syndrome ... impairment), heart disease ... cluster, the diseases ... #syndrome #nephrology
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
syndrome, or acute ... nephritis with ... meningovascular disease ... ulcerated • MSK ... Syphilis #stages #diagnosis