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Causes Abnormal Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Turbid White Urine (Albinuria):
 • Chyluria, Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Malignancy, Phosphaturia,
Color - Differential ... (blue diaper syndrome ... Bag Syndrome - ... #Color #discoloration ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Possible Causes of Altered Urine Color 

Red 
    Foods: beets, blackberries, rhubarb
Causes of Altered Urine ... Color Red ... Purple (Purple Urine ... #Colored #Discoloration ... Differential #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
can induce color ... disease - Alport syndrome ... pain hematuria syndrome ... • Nutcracker syndrome ... BPH • Prostate cancer
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
carcinoma., Prostate cancer ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... kidney #blood #urine ... #management #treatment ... #nephrology
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
SIADH Treatment ... bacteria in the colon ... 0.9% NS • If Urine ... osmolality < 538 AND UNa ... #treatment
Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
bacteria in the colon ... Saline: • If Urine ... osmolality < 538 AND UNa ... #hyponatremia #nephrology ... #treatment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Compartment syndrome ... Weakness - Dark urine ... Labs: • CPK 5X ULN ... hour with goal urine ... #nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Autoimmune disease, Cancer ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm in Cancer
UOsm ≥ 100 mOsm/kg = Urine is inappropriately concentrated for hypotonic
Diagnosis Algorithm in Cancer ... 100 mOsm/kg = Urine ... capillary leak syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cancer ... #algorithm #nephrology
Colovesical Fistula on Cystoscopy
A 72-year-old woman presented to the urology clinic with a 2-week history of
passing gas in her urine ... had completed treatment ... bacteria, and a urine ... from the sigmoid colon ... bowel or bladder cancer