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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 can be staged ... #Nephro #CKD #EGFR ... #Staging #Stages
Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
Definitions of AKI ... , CKD, AKD Acute ... • GFR < 60 ml ... /AKD/CKD • No ... #CKD #AKD #Definitions
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD):

Individualize BP-lowering therapy and treatment targets in people with frailty, high risk of
Chronic Kidney Disease ... GFR reductions of ... for people with acute ... Imaging studies ... #CKD #eGFR #Kidney
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
as a marker of kidney ... accurately predict GFR ... overestimation of GFR ... as are seen in acute ... used to estimate GFR
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Diagnosis Baseline ... myoglobin • Myeloma ... NT-proBNP, cardiac imaging ... #Acute #Kidney
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
esp w oliguria / GFR ... Labs: BMP (Assess GFR ... Optimize volume status ... to improve GFR ... sufficient if intact GFR
Facial Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Facial Edema

Infectious:
	• Dental abscess
	• Ludwig's angina
	• Vincent's angina
	• Cellulitis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Contact dermatitis (CD ... Post-radiotherapy states ... • Acute mountain ... #PhysicalExam
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Syndrome (HRS) Definition ... hepatitis, or acute ... dominates → ↓ GFR ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... Diagnostic Support