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Renal Tubular Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Serum K, Urine pH < 5.5 - Proximal RTA
Decreased
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... Hyperkalemic Renal Tubular ... Acidosis • Urine ... #RTA #Renal #Tubular ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Distal Renal Tubular ... diagnosis with direct urine ... Failure to acidify urine ... in distal tubular ... Diagnosis #Management #Nephrology
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
- Checklist Urine ... believed that urine ... Urine eosinophils ... diagnosing acute tubular ... AcuteKidneyInjury #Nephrology
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Atlas of Urine Microscopy ... cells - Acute tubular ... also be seen if urine ... contamination #Urine ... key #diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Tubular Necrosis (ATN) on Urine Microscopy

The specimen was thick to the point it did not
Acute Tubular Necrosis ... (ATN) on Urine ... MunerMohamed1 #Acute #Tubular ... Necrosis #ATN #Urine ... Microscopy #clinical #nephrology
Hyperkalemic Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) Type 4 - 

Failure to acidify urine in collecting duct
Hyperkalemic Distal Renal Tubular ... Failure to acidify urine ... Diagnosis #Management #Nephrology
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
diarrhea • Kidney tubular ... Urine chloride is ... high in kidney tubular ... in the proximal tubule ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis
Excess Intake of Water:
 • Primary polydipsia (a.k.a. "psychogenic polydipsia")
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volume IVF Excess Tubular ... Mannitol Defect in Tubular ... Polyuria Mimics (↑ urine ... frequency without ↑ urine ... Diagnosis #Causes #nephrology
ATN on Urine Microscopy

The specimen was thick to the point it did not spread when the
ATN on Urine Microscopy ... MunerMohamed1 #ATN #Urine ... Microscopy #clinical #nephrology ... #acute #tubular
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Tall adolescents Tubular ... Proteinuria (Negative urine ... Proteinuria (Positive urine ... albuminuria) - Active urine ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology