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Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
Definitions of AKI, CKD ... , AKD Acute Kidney ... • Oliguria Chronic ... (CKD): • GFR < ... damage #AKI #CKD
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Kidney Disease ... - Differential Diagnosis ... ) • Multiple myeloma ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD ... #Nephrology #Differential
Hypocalcemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Magnesium deficiency
 - Hypoparathyroidism 
 - Hypoalbuminemia (Pseudohypocalcemia)
 - Vitamin D
Hypocalcemia Differential ... deficiency - Acute or chronic ... kidney disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #differential
Hypocalcemia Laboratory Evaluation

Serum levels of PTH, phosphorus, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D can help differentiate between
dihydroxyvitamin D can help differentiate ... deficiency - Chronic ... kidney disease ... Hyperparathyroidism #Diagnosis #Endocrinology ... #Differential
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
    -
Liver disease, Kidney ... Disease (CKD) ... Diagnosis #Management #endocrinology ... #differential #
Causes of Hyperuricemia
Increased production
 • Solid-organ transplant
 • Tumor lysis syndrome
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 • Lesch Nyhan
Functionally normal kidneys ... Associated with chronic ... kidney disease ... (CKD) stages 2-5 ... UricAcid #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid gland structure-related
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism
 • Parathyroid adenoma
 • Parathyroid hyperplasia
 • Parathyroid
malignancies • Multiple myeloma ... Pheochromocytoma Chronic ... kidney disease ... Hypercalcemia #Causes #endocrinology ... #diagnosis #differential
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
Hypernatremia - Differential ... sensitivity in kidneys ... cisplatin) - Chronic ... hypercalcemia - Chronic ... amyloidosis, multiple myeloma
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Algorithm and Differential ... blood count with differential ... myoglobin • Myeloma ... imaging #Acute #Kidney
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Adenoma
 • Hyperplasia
 • MEN 1 and 2A
Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism
Hypercalcemia - Differential ... Breast, Kidney, ... Multiple Myeloma ... Hypercalcemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Endocrinology