7 results
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... reabsorption) Workup ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... Elimination (see Table ... #potassium #nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... Differential Diagnosis ... , biopsy By Tess ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... Pyogenes - K. ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Medications #Table
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Interpretation Steps ... - Differential Diagnosis ... failure (uremia) K ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... #Summary #Nephrology
Anti-GIomeruIar Basement Membrane Disease (Goodpasture's Disease)

What is it? A small vessel vasculitis with circulating antibodies directed
hemorrhage Diagnosis ... kidney biopsy Treatment ... -3 weeks By Tess ... Goodpastures #AntiGBM #diagnosis ... #nephrology #pulmonary
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rhabdomyolysis = Destruction of skeletal muscle with leakage of contents into circulation.
- Differential Diagnosis ... Electrolytes (K, ... HIV, Legionella, Strep ... #Causes #nephrology ... #table