20 results
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
Glomerular Diseases ... : - Acute poststreptococcal ... Classification #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis * ... : Nephrology Secrets
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
→ Urinalysis >3 ... repeat testing • Acute ... • Evidence of glomerular ... → Refer to Nephrology ... cystoscopy • Refer to Nephrology
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis ... Diabetes Insipidus Workup ... Uglucose Step #3 ... & desmopressin test ... Algorithm #Sodium #nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
C3, C4 - Test for ... cryoglobulinemias (types 2 and 3) ... #testing #workup ... #diagnosis #glomerulonephritis ... #nephrology
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
tubular cells - Acute ... Leukocytes - Up to 3 ... field = normal; >3 ... brown cast” - Necrotic ... #nephrology #casts
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
are adequate. 3) ... . 5) C3, C4 - Test ... #workup #diagnosis ... initial #testing #nephrology ... #nephrotic #nephritis
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
require urgent nephrology ... Urinary obstruction, Nephrotoxic ... (e.g NSAlDs) 3) ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... , HIV serology, ... • Interstitial nephritis ... #nephrology #causes
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
such that the shoulders ... least suspected 3. ... 45° towards the test ... #Instructions #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
blood cultures should ... typically part of the workup ... for HIV, Chlamydia ... afebrile • Acute ... Distal joints, knees