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Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
AKI) What to ask ... - Hx of AKI/CKD ... pre-renal) - Urinary ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Primary and Secondary ... Red Flags and Differential ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #secondary #management ... #neurology
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Hypernatremia - Differential ... The differential ... Diagnosis is primarily ... , Dehydration: neurologic ... #management #nephrology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Primary Progressive ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... taper 3-7 days - Short ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Then, ask 3 questions ... approach to the differential ... Treatment: Treatment ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #management #nephrology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
antibodies - MuSK-positive ... treatment Of ocular ... myasthenia usually • Starts ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... immunologic assay - MuSK ... - Symptomatic Treatment ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
• Weakness: Starts ... , bradycardia, urinary ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
(3) primary lateral ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column Treatment ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Pruritus with no primary ... lesions - differential ... Keep fingernails short ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... #Nephrology #CKD