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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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gammopathy of renal ... nephropathy • Solid tumors ... malignancies Treatment ... Interleukin-2) • Tumor ... Classification #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Framework Pre-Renal ... • Obstruction (Tumor ... Acute #Kidney #Injury ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency - Signs and Symptoms
 • Brain: Androgenization effects, Glucocorticoid effects,
Hydroxylase Deficiency - Signs ... hyperplasia and tumors ... rest tumor formation ... Hydroxylase #Deficiency #Signs ... Symptoms #diagnosis #endocrinology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
spinal artery injury ... herniation or tumour ... Syndromes #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #orthopedics #neurology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis vs Tumor ... /- rasburicase Tumor ... : Lysis of tumor ... rate or large tumor ... #Leukostasis #Tumor
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
• Pituitary turnors ... adenomas that require treatment ... the pituitary tumor ... Signs / Symptoms ... #SideEffects #endocrinology
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Syndrome • Turner ... • Congenital Adrenal ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... Nervosa • CNS Tumors ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis
Excess Intake of Water:
 • Primary polydipsia (a.k.a. "psychogenic polydipsia")
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diseases, Hypoxic injury ... , Tumor • Nephrogenic ... DI (Renal resistance ... Diagnosis #Causes #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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• Trauma/Crush injury ... Transfusion reaction - Tumor ... deficiency • Renal ... Type IV RTA • Renal ... potassium #high #nephrology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Forms of MS: • Tumor-like ... • Lhermitte’s sign ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS