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Urine Electrolyte Interpretation - AKI, Hyponatremia, Hypokalemia and Non-Gap Metabolic Acidosis

#Urine #Electrolytes #Interpretation #ULytes #AKI #FENa
Urine Electrolyte ... Interpretation - AKI ... Hyponatremia, Hypokalemia ... Metabolic Acidosis #Urine ... #FENa #FEUrea #Nephrology
Waxy and granular casts - brightfield urine microscopy

Dr. Telma Lemos @TELMALEMOS10

#Waxy #granular #casts #Urine #Microscopy #clinical
Waxy and granular ... urine microscopy ... TELMALEMOS10 #Waxy #granular ... #casts #Urine # ... Microscopy #clinical #nephrology
Granular & “Muddy Brown” Casts on Urine Microscopy
A. Finely granular cast B. slightly coarser granular cast
Brown” Casts on ... Urine Microscopy ... “urine poker quads ... #Casts #Urine # ... Microscopy #Clinical #Nephrology
Muddy Brown Granular Casts three ways - Brightfield, Darkfield, Phase Contrast.

Dr. Vipin Varghese @vipvargh

#Muddy #Brown #Granular
Muddy Brown Granular ... Casts three ways ... #Muddy #Brown #Granular ... #urine #microscopy ... #MBGC #nephrology
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
sensitive) • AKI ... , AKD, rapidly progressive ... tubular proteinuria, granular ... casts/RTE; blend ... AIN #Algorithm #nephrology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Kidney Injury (AKI ... require urgent nephrology ... PROBLEM ~80% of AKI ... IMPROVEMENT If the urine ... workup #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
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Causes of HyperKalemia ... Elimination: • AKI ... blockers - MCW Nephrology ... MCW_Nephrology #HyperKalemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Kidney Injury (AKI ... UOP/weights - Urine ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
and concentrated urine ... Granular - May ... Muddy-brown" heme-granular ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... Microscopy #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI ... osmolarity If cause ... of AKI remains ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes