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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 ... Using the GFR clock ... @JustinBerk #Diagnosis ... #Nephro #CKD #EGFR
Interpreting Kidney Biomarkers

↑ Creatinine: 
 • AKI, CKD
 • Medications that lead to nephroprotective ↓ in
, CKD • Medications ... nephroprotective ↓ in GFR ... , CKD • Obesity ... hyperthyroidism ↓ eGFR ... #renal #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Disease - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... function (eGFR ... Proteinuria) • Diabetes ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Hyperphosphatemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... acidosis, DKA Kidney ... , CKD Increased ... #Diagnosis #Framework
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Differential ... Diagnosis Baseline ... myoglobin • Myeloma ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
younger pts) Differential ... Diagnosis Monoclonal ... significance (MGUS), CLL, Myeloma ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
Like Conditions - Differential ... Diagnosis Eosinophilic ... patients with kidney ... long-standing diabetes ... #table #dermatology
Facial Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Facial Edema

Infectious:
	• Dental abscess
	• Ludwig's angina
	• Vincent's angina
	• Cellulitis
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Facial Swelling - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Contact dermatitis (CD ... Preeclampsia Dermatologic ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
POEMS (Sclerotic myeloma ... Autoantibodies: • WAIHA • CAD ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Monoclonal #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Oncology
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Patients with Chronic Kidney ... primary lesions - differential ... diagnosis: • ... , uncontrolled diabetes ... Management #Nephrology #CKD