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The GFR Clock for Staging CKD

Staging CKD is most frequently done by calculating the estimated glomerular
The GFR Clock for ... Staging CKD Staging ... CKD is most frequently ... Using the GFR clock ... @JustinBerk #Diagnosis
Interpreting Kidney Biomarkers

↑ Creatinine: 
 • AKI, CKD
 • Medications that lead to nephroprotective ↓ in
Creatinine: • AKI, CKD ... nephroprotective ↓ in GFR ... Cystatin C: • AKI, CKD ... Kidney #renal #diagnosis
Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
physical sign of TR ... Still useful for diagnosis ... Hepatojugular #Reflux #PhysicalExam
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluate severity of TR ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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What’s the diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy, severe TR ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
TR, tricuspid regurgitation ... Heart #Cardiology #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
systolic excursion; TR ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Echocardiogram
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... esp w oliguria / GFR ... VBG (acidosis), CK ... definitive guide to diagnosis ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Amyloidosis Diagnosis ... Transthyretin TTR ... → Mutant TTR → ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... GI Tests: • Diagnostic
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly - Diagnosis ... Mortality due to CVD ... Differential Diagnosis ... syndrome) Diagnosis ... mixed adenoma, ↓(TFT