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Magnesium Absorption and Pathophysiology 
Magnesium Absorption: 
 • absorbed in the GIT — small intestine, Saturable
Magnesium Absorption ... and Pathophysiology ... 5% excreted in urine ... #Pathophysiology ... Mg #transport #nephrology
Cerebral Salt Wasting vs SIADH - Pathophysiology 
1) Neurological event
2) Sodium loss from tubules
3) Naturiesis →
Wasting vs SIADH - Pathophysiology ... → ADH → water reabsorption ... → Increased urine ... SaltWasting #SIADH #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Concussion - Acute Pathophysiology

#Concussion #Pathophysiology #neurology #signs #symptoms
Concussion - Acute Pathophysiology ... #Concussion #Pathophysiology ... #neurology #signs ... #symptoms
NSAIDS and their effects on the Kidney - Pathophysiology

Arachidonic Acid metabolites into alternative pathways that modify
on the Kidney - Pathophysiology ... • Increase Na reabsorption ... • Increase H2O absorption ... KidneyDisease #nephrology ... #Effects #pathophysiology
How SGLT2 inhibitors block glucose reabsorption in proximal tubule and improve systemic glucose homeostasis:
https://www.ajkd.org/article/S0272-6386(18)30633-4/fulltext

#Pathophysiology #Mechanism #Nephrology
block glucose reabsorption ... -4/fulltext #Pathophysiology ... #Mechanism #Nephrology ... SLGT2 #Inhibitors #Reabsorption
Nephron Reabsorption Sites
 • Proximal Convoluted Tubule
 • Proximal Straight Tubule
 • Thick Ascending Limb
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Nephron Reabsorption ... Bladder #Nephron #Reabsorption ... #pathophysiology ... #nephrology
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
nephrolithiasis • Symptoms ... of UTI, urine WBCs ... , or urine nitrites ... → Urine culture ... #blood #urine
Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Negative feedback on hypothalamus/pituitary, Decreasing ACTH -> Decr Sex
action -> Decr Ca2+ Absorption ... Increased Bone Resorption ... #Osteoporosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Gap - UAG and Urine ... gap - UA with urine ... Gap - Estimate urine ... • Low HCO3 absorption ... Diagnosis #Workup #nephrology
Hyperkalemic Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) Type 4 - 

Failure to acidify urine in collecting duct
Failure to acidify urine ... to reduced Na reabsorption ... Diagnosis #Management #Nephrology