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Algorithmic Approach to the Patient with Azotemia

#Azotemia #AKI #Nephrology #Diagnosis #Differential #Algorithm #Management
#Azotemia #AKI ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Management
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Palmar Grasp Reflex ... all fingers to ... Asymmetric Tonic Neck ... Pediatrics #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 •
HyperKalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Increased ... • Metabolic acidosis ... Elimination: • AKI ... blockers - MCW Nephrology
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Hyperphosphatemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Shift: • Lactic acidosis ... Kidney Disease: • AKI ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... much easier to diagnosis ... #Management #Nephrology ... #Causes #Differential ... #RenalTubular #Acidosis
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... secretion • AKI ... MetabolicAcidosis #AnionGap #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Kidney Injury (AKI ... uric acid (rhabdo/TLS ... disease — 21% - AKI ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... injury, Early ALS ... Testing #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #table ... #neurology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Clinicians should also ... Renal tubular acidosis ... #causes #nephrology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... horizontal movements; also ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #comatose #diagnosis