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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 ... the eGFR, CKD can ... Using the GFR clock ... #Diagnosis #Nephro ... #CKD #EGFR #Staging
Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
GFR < 60 ml/min ... OR • GFR < 60 ... • Decrease in GFR ... • GFR ≥ 60 ml/min ... #nephrology #acute
Interpreting Kidney Biomarkers

↑ Creatinine: 
 • AKI, CKD
 • Medications that lead to nephroprotective ↓ in
Interpreting Kidney ... , CKD • Medications ... nephroprotective ↓ in GFR ... , CKD • Obesity ... #laboratory #nephrology
Effects of Prostaglandins and NSAIDs on the Kidney
Effects of Prostaglandins on the Kidney:
 • The vasodilatory
is increased in CKD ... prolonged NSAID use in CKD ... with GFR > 30 and ... avoidance with GFR ... #renal #nephrology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
function (eGFR ... ) • Multiple myeloma ... Hyperoxaluria • Hypercalcemia ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology
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 ... used to estimate GFR ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Hyperuricemia: Pathogenesis and Complications

 - Hypercalcemia (due to diseases like Sarcoidosis and Hyperparathyroidism) -> Accumulation of
Complications - Hypercalcemia ... of calcium in renal ... arteriole in the nephron ... filtration rate (GFR ... decr ability of kidneys
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
esp w oliguria / GFR ... Labs: BMP (Assess GFR ... Elimination (see Table ... status to improve GFR ... sufficient if intact GFR