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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... disease states Pathophysiology ... calcification appears as ... • Metabolic syndrome ... #Gout #Comparison
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Disorders - Blood Gas ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Ketoacidosis (starvation, diabetic ... lung disease (COPD ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... to the differential ... Diabetic nephropathy ... #Algorithm #differential ... #nephrology
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Urinary Chloride Algorithm ... diuretic use, Bartter syndrome ... , Gitelman syndrome ... metabolic acidosis • Diabetic ... #nephrology #differential
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Intercellular Shift - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transcellular Shift - Appropriate renal excretion (GFR,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Osmoles, Increased Urate ... • Non-Anion Gap ... Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... IntercellularShift #Nephrology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... periventricular areas ... Generally >3 cm diameter ... Frequently "punched-out ... CNS #Infections #differential
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
thiamine, and watch out ... for Refeeding Syndrome ... drips unless also diabetic ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
primary lesions - differential ... clothing, such as ... , uncontrolled diabetes ... Pruritus #Treatment #Algorithm ... Uremia #Management #Nephrology