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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... disease - Renal ... of renal disease ... #Hypertension #Differential ... Screening #Workup #table
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Hemoptysis, Peripheral edema ... symptomatology Differential ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... , biopsy By Tess ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
AKI) What to ask ... Cl/urea/protein/Cr ... disease — 21% ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... #Differential
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... • Inflammatory disease ... Urinary calculi ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential ... #Nephrology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
toxic substances primarily ... • ↑ Mechanical stress ... localized pulmonary edema ... #differential # ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential ... Causes include: ... acute cardiac disease ... ischemic changes CXR ... #NCPE #differential
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Kidney stones caused ... • Primary hyperaldosteronism ... insipidus • Primary ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Medications #Table
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... appreciate on a cest ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Calculus AXR ... obstruction - Able ... retroperitoneal disease ... lower and upper urinary ... stones #calculus #Radiology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Management Summary Causes ... ) • AKI: BUN/Cr ... of underlying disease ... #treatment #nephrology