7 results
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Appropriately Low Kidney ... Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea ... Carboxymaltose, CAR-T cell ... #nephrology #phosphorus ... #workup
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Algorithm for patients ... creatinine) • Cell ... Gastrointestinal loss: Diarrhea ... ↑ Aldosterone: Kidney ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... NGT suction - Diarrhea ... smooth muscle cells ... unloading • Kidney ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology
Post-Transplant Diarrhea - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Post-transplant diarrhea (≥ 3 loose or liquid stools per day)
and Management Algorithm ... Malabsorption workup ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm ... #nephrology #renal ... #kidney
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Too many cells in ... Better call hematology ... oxygen sensing (at kidneys ... #workup #hematology
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma ... hypercalcemia, or kidney ... local control • Surgery ... Oncology #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Patients with Chronic Kidney ... pruritus • Hematologic ... sheets and rinse well ... Pruritus #Treatment #Algorithm ... Uremia #Management #Nephrology